{"id":229784,"date":"2020-02-08T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229784\/special-gift-for-a-special-day\/"},"modified":"2020-02-07T17:14:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:14:55","slug":"special-gift-for-a-special-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/08\/special-gift-for-a-special-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Special gift for a special day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is all systems go at Heavenly Flowers School, in Lambton, and the new academic year is in full swing.<\/p>\n<p>The school welcomed 37 Grade Ones to the school in January.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/206941\/children-educated-about-their-rights-at-local-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children educated about their rights at local school<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to make sure they remembered their first day of \u2018big school\u2019 as it is a big step in their lives,\u201d said school principal Leonard Nel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Special gift for a special day\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gFl9Ie0DIz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo we asked each of our learners\u2019 parents to write a special letter to them on their first day of school and had them placed on beautifully decorated wooden boards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough we always do something special for our Grade Ones, this was the first year we got our children\u2019s parents involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214306\/mr-and-miss-heavenly-flowers-crowns-its-kings-and-queens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mr and Miss Heavenly Flowers crowns its kings and queens<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The children were presented with the gifts individually, last Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers Anisa Mohamed and Nicole Knoop took turns reading out the special letters before giving the children their boards.<\/p>\n<p>The children were full of smiles and giggles as they looked over their letters and showed them to their friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday was all about making our children feel special,\u201d said Nel.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-229784 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\/2020\/02\/08\/special-gift-for-a-special-day\/attachment\/06gcnschoolsflow_58870\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_58870-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-229786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_58870-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_58870-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_58870-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_58870.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-1-229786'>\n\t\t\t\tHeavenly Flowers School Grade One learner Tyler Pretorius (6) beams happily after receiving his Grade One gift at the school, last Monday.\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\/2020\/02\/08\/special-gift-for-a-special-day\/attachment\/06gcnschoolsflow_05130\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_05130-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-229787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_05130-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_05130-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_05130-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_05130.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-1-229787'>\n\t\t\t\tJoyce Masha (6), who has attended Heavenly Flowers School since she was only few months old, received a special letter from her parents in honour of her first day of Grade One. The letter was presented to her by the school, last Monday.\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\/2020\/02\/08\/special-gift-for-a-special-day\/attachment\/06gcnschoolsflow_98271\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_98271-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-229788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_98271-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_98271-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_98271-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_98271.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-1-229788'>\n\t\t\t\tHeavenly Flowers School Grade One learner Tristan Allie (6) was thrilled when teacher Nicolce Knoop read out his special first day of school letter from his parents, last Monday. Here, he shows off the board with his letter.\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\/2020\/02\/08\/special-gift-for-a-special-day\/attachment\/06gcnschoolsflow_99854\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_99854-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-229785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_99854-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_99854-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/02\/06GCNSCHOOLSFLOW_99854-768x576.jpg 768w, 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