{"id":194798,"date":"2019-01-09T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/194798\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-oosterkruin\/"},"modified":"2019-01-09T15:52:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T13:52:24","slug":"bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-oosterkruin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/01\/09\/bright-smiling-faces-light-up-the-corridors-of-oosterkruin\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright smiling faces light up the corridors of Oosterkruin"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was excitement, laughter and a few tears as Laerskool Oosterkruin Primary School welcomed their new Grade Ones, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The school was abuzz with activity and principal Chris Kruger and all of his staff were in high spirits, welcoming children and parents to the school.<\/p>

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\u201cWe have welcomed 160 Grade Ones to the school, which is a record number of enrolment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a bit of a hectic morning but we are coping and are ready to start the new year,\u201d said Kruger.<\/p>

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A number of walk-ins could be seen in the school\u2019s front office at the start of the day.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThough there may be walk-ins, these will be handled by the district office,\u201d Kruger said.<\/p>\n

The excited Grade One children entered their new classrooms where they met their teachers either Suzel Pretorius, Ad\u00e9l Cromhout, Carina Borstlap, Amanda Gericke or Susan Greyling.<\/p>\n

The children then spent time going through their stationery while they got to know their classmates.<\/p>\n

Principal, teachers and staff member are looking forward to a wonderful 2019.<\/p>\n