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WCFM Book Drive turning the pages

THE East London community can gear up for an exciting inaugural Wild Coast FM Book Drive which aims that will help to make reading fun. One of the people behind the drive, Caviner Ruiters, said that he saw a need for this initiative after…

PRINCESSES FOR A DAY:

The Rags to Riches project team recently visited Parkside Primary School where they dressed and beautified 16 girls and one social worker in preparation for their farewell. The girls were given beautiful gowns, shoes and jewellery to wear…

MAKING A DIFFRENCE: Through her initiative, Keep a Girl in School, Dinika Rooy, front left, recently distributed sanitary towels to five primary schools around Buffalo City. Parkside Primary school were one of the recipients Picture: SUPPLIED

Keep a Girl in School goes the extra mile

THROUGH her Keep a Girl in School initiative, Buffalo Flats resident Dinika Rooy has donated sanitary towels to various schools around Buffalo City. Lujiza Public, Parkside and AW Barnes primary schools were among the five schools Rooy’s…

US book initiative boost for pupils

AN AMERICAN teacher has donated about 16000 books to schools around East London since 2009. Joanne Guzzi started thinking of helping underprivileged schools in the area after her first visit to East London and in particular, schools in…

Parkside Primary School gets donations

To read about the latest developments on the story we published in June about Parkside Primary school’s plight of school furniture, get your copy of the Go!&Express on Thursday.

Kids keep them spellbound

Two Grade 3 AW Barnes Primary School pupils have proven themselves as wordsmiths of note when they cracked the circuit spelling bee competition, taking first and second place out of 30 pupils who were gathered at Parkside Primary School…

SEATING ARRANGEMENT: Pupils at Parkside Primary have had to make do with bricks, crates or empty paint containers as seats Pictures: QHAMANI LINGANI

No seat of learning

Parkside Grade Rs forced to sit on bricks PARKSIDE Primary School’s Grade R pupils have been using bricks, crates, benches and 20-litre buckets as seats, making learning very difficult. Each of the four classes consists of about 38…

In the paper tomorrow

PARKSIDE Primary School’s Grade R pupils have been using bricks, crates, benches and 20 litre buckets as seats, making learning very difficult.

Relief as EL school jacks up security

The school governing body (SGB) at Parkside Primary School say they can finally breathe a sigh of relief, thanks to the “vandal proof” fence being installed at the school. NEW SAFETY MEASURES: Parkside Primary School SGB chairman…

Parkside school gets boost from music show

PARKSIDE Primary was delighted with the substantial donation of funds raised by IT consulting company EOH through the performance of Cape Town band Joedhouse at the Guild Theatre last week. Not only were the paying public entertained at…

SA band in Guild gig to help pupils

EOH bringing Joedhouse to EL as fundraiser AFTER reading about the predicament of Parkside Primary in the GO! & Express, IT consulting company EOH is stepping in to make a difference by bringing well-known Cape Town band Joedhouse to the…

Hope for Parkside

A GOOD Samaritan restored hope for Parkside Primary School by repairing the vandalised ablution facilities and plumbing over the weekend, allowing pupils to return to school last Monday. Parkside was forced to close its doors earlier this…

Pupils sent home

Poorly secured Parkside Primary shuts doors after thieves destroy facilities These people must realise they are stealing from the children VANDALISM and theft has crippled Parkside Primary School, forcing it to close its doors to pupils…