{"id":110902,"date":"2016-01-18T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/110902\/smiling-to-grade-one\/"},"modified":"2016-01-18T11:18:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T09:18:33","slug":"smiling-to-grade-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/01\/18\/smiling-to-grade-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Smiling to Grade One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Mann Primary School&#8217;s Grade One pupils were excited to start school on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The students showed no fear on their first day in big school.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Excitement and eagerness to learn was a common element among the children.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-110902 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/01\/18\/smiling-to-grade-one\/attachment\/03gcnschoolscolips2_19097\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNSCHOOLSCOLIPS2_19097-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-110904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNSCHOOLSCOLIPS2_19097-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNSCHOOLSCOLIPS2_19097-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNSCHOOLSCOLIPS2_19097.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-110904'>\n\t\t\t\tColin Mann Primary School\u2019s Grade One pupils in Candice Hannah\u2019s class confidently show which grade they are in.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/01\/18\/smiling-to-grade-one\/attachment\/03gcnschoolscolips3_21106\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNSCHOOLSCOLIPS3_21106-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-110905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNSCHOOLSCOLIPS3_21106-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNSCHOOLSCOLIPS3_21106-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNSCHOOLSCOLIPS3_21106.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-110905'>\n\t\t\t\tColin Mann Primary School Grade One teacher, Geraldene James, and her class just before going to their new classroom.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/01\/18\/smiling-to-grade-one\/attachment\/03gcnschoolscolips4_23571\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/03GCNSCHOOLSCOLIPS4_23571-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-110906\" 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