{"id":142125,"date":"2017-01-12T08:23:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T06:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=142125"},"modified":"2017-01-12T08:23:50","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T06:23:50","slug":"bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/image-gallery\/school-news\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright smiling faces light up the corridors of Laerskool Oosterkruin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-142125 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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-th-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/img_4040-custom-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/IMG_4040-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142128\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-142128'>\n\t\t\t\tLaerskool Oosterkruin&#8217;s Grade One classes.\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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/img_4028-custom-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/IMG_4028-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142127\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-142127'>\n\t\t\t\tLaerskool Oosterkruin&#8217;s Grade One classes.\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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_39526\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_39526-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_39526-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_39526-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_39526.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-1-142112'>\n\t\t\t\tLaerskool Oosterkruin grade ones WJ du Plessis (left) and Chant\u00e9 Pottas, were excited to get their first day of \u2018big school\u2019 started.\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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_97567\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_97567-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_97567-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_97567-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_97567.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-1-142111'>\n\t\t\t\tFrancois van Rensburg (left) and David Swart enjoy their first day as grade ones at Laerskool Oosterkruin.\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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_39554\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_39554-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_39554-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_39554-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_39554.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-1-142110'>\n\t\t\t\tGrade ones Joshua Lombard (back, left), Sicebi Ntabeni, Junaid Hoosain (front, left) and Caleb Mulder, get to know each other of their first day at Laerskool Oosterkruin on Wednesday.\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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_72376\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_72376-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_72376-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_72376-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_72376.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-1-142107'>\n\t\t\t\tKaylen Naidoo (left) and Liandi Steenkamp share a hug on their first day as grade ones, in Susan Greyling\u2019s Laerskool Oosterkruin 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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_20407\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_20407-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_20407-270x203.jpg 270w, 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The pair were eager to get started.\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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_43876\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_43876-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_43876-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_43876-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_43876.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-1-142106'>\n\t\t\t\tIt was smiles all round for Sunet Pretorius (left) and Keegan Botha, who started their first day of grade one at Laerskool Oosterkruin on Wednesday.\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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_24521\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_24521-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_24521-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_24521-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_24521.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-1-142105'>\n\t\t\t\tLogan Els (left) and Milla Peach smile happily on their first day of grade one at Laerskool Oosterkruin.\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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_58049\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_58049-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_58049-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_58049-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_58049.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-1-142103'>\n\t\t\t\tLuandi Pretorius (left) and grade one teacher, Ad\u00e9l Cromhout, welcomed their new intake to their Laerskool Oosterkruin 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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_85416\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_85416-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_85416-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_85416-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_85416.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-1-142104'>\n\t\t\t\tDante Olivier (left), Arno Pretorius and Kruger Hendriks smile happily in their new classroom at Laerskool Oosterkruin.\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\/2017\/01\/12\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-laerskool-oosterkruin\/attachment\/02gcnshoolsoost_40150\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_40150-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-142102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_40150-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/02GCNSHOOLSOOST_40150-520x390.jpg 520w, 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