{"id":201934,"date":"2019-04-19T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/201934\/school-organises-special-birthday-celebration-for-their-beloved-principal\/"},"modified":"2019-04-19T11:17:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T09:17:18","slug":"school-organises-special-birthday-celebration-for-their-beloved-principal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/04\/19\/school-organises-special-birthday-celebration-for-their-beloved-principal\/","title":{"rendered":"School organises special birthday celebration for their beloved principal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The staff at Dinwiddie Primary School, together with the learners stealthily put together a surprise birthday celebration for their principal,\u00a0Gail du Preez, last Friday.<\/p>\n

The surprise 60th birthday celebration was scheduled a day before Gail\u2019s birthday, giving her the perfect kick-start to her milestone birthday.<\/p>

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The children learnt a special happy birthday song, which they sang to a completely surprised Gail as she was ushered onto the school\u2019s sports field.<\/p>\n

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Gail du Preez (principal of Dinwiddie Primary School) made a wish and blew out candles, celebrating her 60th birthday with family, staff and learners at the school last Friday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An even bigger surprise was when Gail found out her children Stephen and Natalie du Preez were in on the surprise too.<\/p>

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Gail joined Dinwiddie Primary in 1987 as a teacher.<\/p>\n

In 1993 she took up the post of head of department of the senior phase at the school, and in July 1997 Gail was promoted to deputy principal.<\/p>\n

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Gail du Preez (principal of Dinwiddie Primary School) was first to get a slice of birthday cake sponsored by Food Lover\u2019s Market at The Reef Shopping Centre. She was assisted by Eugene Pretorius (deputy principal of the school).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In January 2010 she was promoted to principal of the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to have Gail as our principal, and wish her everything of the best for her 60th birthday,\u201d said Adele Mostert, IT champion at Dinwiddie Primary School.<\/p>\n

\u201cA special thank you to Brandon Sweetnam from Food Lover\u2019s Market, situated at The Reef Shopping Centre, for baking a beautiful and tasty birthday cake for us.\u201d<\/p>\n