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Issue 02
November 2008 |
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IN THIS
ISSUE
OUR
CHRISTMAS EDITION
SEISOENE
NUUS UIT DIE KLASKAMERS
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
BLESSING YOUR SPIRIT
A POEM
UIT ‘N KIND SE OOG
TOTSIENS LOUIS ALLEN
THE RISE OF RITALIN
FUNWALK
UPCOMING EVENTS & FUNDRAISING
BELANGRIKE DATUMS VIR 2009
ONS Sê DANKIE JESUS
Tel: (012) 664 1858
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OUR CHRISTMAS EDITION
The six months since the last issue of
There were a number of very successful events.
Kyk gerus na die prettige foto’s van die:
A special thanks to all who so graciously give
of themselves throughout the year to make MBC run smoothly and efficiently.
The Staff and Management Committee of MBC wishes
everyone a Merry Christmas and relaxing festive season!!
SEISOENE
Ek kyk terug na ‘n jaar vol seisoene. ‘n
Jaar van wonderwerke, ‘n jaar van uitdagings, ‘n jaar van lag, van bid
en ja ook van trane. En binne dit alles WEET ek die volgende:
“ HE raises me up to more than I can be !!!”
Seisoene sal altyd deel van die lewe bly, in ons
eie lewens is daar ook herfs, winter, lente en somer. Maak nie saak in watter seisoen
jou lewe nou is nie, dit moet verbygaan, en ja, die lente SAL weer kom. Ons het
sooo baie om voor dankie te sê. Daar was baie hoogtepunte, een wat my hart spesifiek
geraak het was die Lente-Ontbyt, waar Marlene Bezuidenhout (Angie se ma) ons hart,
siel en gees bedien het. Dit was verkwikkend, en `n voorreg om daarin te kon deel.
Ek wil dankie sê vir elke kind, vir die liefde
wat jy in my lewe kom saai. Vir elke personeellid, vir die harde werk. Vir elke
ouer, vir die gesindheid en deursettingsvermoë. Vir ons KONING, vir SY Genade!!
Mag julle fees seisoen, vol vreugde, vrede en Jesus-liefde
wees.
Filicia
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NUUS UIT DIE KLASKAMERS |
FOOD FOR THOUGHT |
BLESSING YOUR SPIRIT |
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Ek
wil aan die einde van 2008 weer aan elke personeellid van hierdie skool dankie sê.
‘n Spesiale dankie aan Filicia wat leiding verskaf en onder wie se hand almal
- leerders, juffrouens en fasiliteerders (soms ouers ook) - floreer. Ek was
bevoorreg om die jaar op die bestuurskomitee te dien en het by meer as een geleentheid
beleef hoe sy haarself tweede stel ter wille van die skool, die personeel en veral
die kinders.
In
our busy lives and schedules we often forget that the teachers and facilitators
at MBC play a major role in catering to the diverse needs of our children. Our children's
disabilities are only small parts of who they are and who they can be. We want them
to have the best opportunities to achieve their potential; with a richness of experience
and also a sense of delight. These individuals are our key in achieving this. Not
only do they teach our children knowledge and skills, but they are pivotal in creating
a safe, caring and stimulating learning environment.
To
all the staff at MBC, I salute you and encourage you to continue to innovate, to
take pride in your profession and to give the best possible education to the children
under your charge.
Die gedig is spesiaal vir julle…
Janine Esterhuizen
Hier
is bydraes en ‘n “update” uit elke klas. ‘n Moet lees vir
almal!
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‘n
Tyd gelede sit ons in die kerk en ‘n vrou kom na ons toe met die woorde: “Dit
is nie God se wil dat enige iemand gestremd moet wees nie”. Sy begin ons vertel
van hierdie nuwe “profeet” wat groot wonders doen en as sy net die geld
gehad het sou sy vir ons kaartjies gekoop het om een van sy byeeenkomste by te woon.
Dit
laat ‘n mens met die vraag: Is dit nie ‘n teken van kleingelowigheid
as jy nie na so ‘n ‘profeet’ toe gaan om jou kind gesond te laat
bid nie, of dalk is jy eenvoudig net ‘n treurige ouer?
My
antwoord: Ek het al soveel keer gebid, gesmeek, geglo. Ek het so geglo dat ek verwag
het dat sy enige oomblik agter my sal kom staan en met my praat. Helaas dit het
nog nie gebeur nie. Hoekom nie, weet ek nie. Hoekom sy gestremd is, weet ek
nie. Na 23 jaar het ek uiteindelik ‘n klein deeltjie van die antwoord:
sodat ek
Ook
weet ek, ek hoef nie agter elke geloofsgeneesheer aan te ry nie. Dat mense vandag
so genees word is verseker so. Maar dit is God wat genees, nie die mens nie.
Hy sal op Sy tyd die regte mens oor ons pad bring of anders wag ons vir die dag
dat ons almal by HOM sal sing, dans, hoppel en juig, sonder enige gebreke.
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Child, I call your spirit to attention in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ. Listen as I read the Word of God to you.
Philippians
3:12-14: “….. I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus
took hold of me… forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward
in Christ Jesus.”
I
bless you with accepting the family in which God has placed you.
God
determined your birth order and placed you precisely where He wanted you to be.
He considered whether you should be placed in a large family or a small family.
God
knows whether you’ll be raised by your birth family or whether you will be
adopted into a second family. He thought through all of these details and has placed
you in the position necessary for you to possess your inheritance. In the Name of
The Lord Jesus Christ, I bless you! Amen.
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A POEM |
UIT ‘N KIND SE OOG |
TOTSIENS LOUIS ALLEN |
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Charlie
My
name is Charlie; I'm different to you
I
don't see the world the same as you do.
You
see a classroom and I see a chair
I
don't always notice what else is in there.
Too
much information keeps coming my way
It's
so hard to cope with, day after day.
You
show me so much that I don't always see
One
step at a time is the best thing for me.
Bright
lights and loud noises upset me so much
An
unusual smell or somebody's touch.
When
you look in my eyes and I'm looking away
I'm
not being rude if I don't hear what you say.
I'm
not being awkward; I'm just doing my best
I'm
striving so hard to be just like the rest.
The
times when you think I've not really tried.
If
only you knew how that hurts me inside.
I
want you to like me the way I like you
If
only you saw things from my point of view.
Your
life and my life both run parallel
Yours
seems like heaven, mine's sometimes hell.
Whenever
you're frustrated at the things that I do
Remember
You
could have been me and I could have been you.
B.J. Webb
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Liewe pappa en mamma
Julle
Daar
is ‘n paar dinge wat ek graag wil hê julle moet weet:
Omdat
ek die wêreld anders sien, is ek soms waaghalsig: nie omdat ek stout is nie, maar
omdat ek dinge op my manier probeer ontdek.
Weet
julle hoe lekker is dit vir my om te hoor ek het iets goed gedoen.
Ek
geniet dit as ons dinge saam
Wees
asb geduldig met my as ek dieselfde boekies weer en weer wil lees en dieselfde dinge
oor en oor wil doen. Herhaling is belangrik vir my.
Ek
hou van maatjies: hulle leer my van omgee, leer my om my man te staan, om dinge
te deel en saam te speel.
O
ja, en onthou ek doen ook soos julle doen en nie altyd soos julle sê nie.
Al
Maar
die belangrikste vir my is om elke dag te hoor dat julle vir my lief is.
En vandag wil ek sê :
Pappa en Mamma
ek
lief julle soooo baie
Deur een van ons juffrouens |
Ons sê totsiens aan Louis-Allen. Ons mis jou verskriklik baie!! Mag julle tyd in
Kenia geseënd wees!!!
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THE RISE OF RITALIN
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FUNWALK |
UPCOMING EVENTS & FUNDRAISING |
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It’s
sad fact that many hyperactive children are never evaluated for chemical, nutritional
or allergic factors, nor are they treated nutritionally. Instead, when faced with
a child who had ADHD, most doctors typically write out a prescription for a habit-forming
amphetamine such as Ritalin or Concerta, which have many properties similar to those
of cocaine.
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Die
dag het afgeskop in helder groen! Nee, dit is nie hoe die gesiggies gelyk het na
die pretloop nie, dit was almal se kleur vir die dag. Jonk en oud het deelgeneem
aan die 3 km pretloop. Dit klink nie so ver nie, maar dit is, veral as jou kind
meer klem op die pret gelê het as op die loop.
Ons
sussie, wat gerieflik in die stootwaentjie was, het baie gekla oor die spoed waarteen
sy gestoot word. Ons tonge het behoorlik uitgehang, maar sy was positief ons
Die
waterput het ‘n drinkgat geword, ‘n goeie verskoning om te rus en ‘n
bietjie te kuier. Ons het natuurlik almal 1ste plek gehaal en kon met trots sê ons
het die
Van ‘n mamma deelnemer
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We
have widespread support from our Trust members and various other sponsors and donors
but we need your support to raise funds for 2009!
This
year we experienced inspirational efforts of individuals and organisations that
donated and generated vital funds.
Sponsors:
Bumbo International
Panasonic Pretoria
Sonja Smith
Blackapple IT
ABSA Life
Bambino
Various Individuals
Every
donation helps – whatever its size. Please consider helping us in any way
you can – by running an event, approaching your employer, or encouraging your
family and friends to support our events and projects.
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BELANGRIKE DATUMS VIR 2009
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ONS Sê DANKIE JESUS |
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6 Jan - Skool open
22 Jan
Kommunikasie
Inligtings aand vir ouers
28 Feb
Boetie en sussie werkswinkel - inleidende sessie
14 Maart - Konsert
9 Mei
Oggendtee
met Retha McPherson
19 Junie - Pappa dag
26 Junie - Boetie en sussie werkswinkel
23 Jul - Oueraand: Juniors
30 Jul - Oueraand: Seniors
7 Aug - Mammadag
28 Aug - Skole uitreik vir Loslitdag
18 Sep - Oupa en ouma dag
Okt - Gholfdag
7 Nov - Pretloop
11 Des - Skool sluit
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“Jy moet ook ‘n altaar maak om reukwerk te brand”
– is ‘n woord wat ons Vader vir ons aan die begin van die jaar gegee
het.
Ons het geweet dat ons nie die jaar kon laat verby gaan sonder om ‘n altaar
van danksegging te maak nie. Saterdag 22 November 2008 was toe die geleentheid waar
ons as skool kon saamkom om dankie te sê aan ons Vader vir Sy goedheid en voorsiening.
Met hande omhoog kon ons Hom loof en dank en sing.
“Hoe groot is ons God
Ons sing hoe groot is ons God
Almal sal sien hoe groot is ons God”
(Profeties – Ons verklaar dit oor
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Terwyl ons dan oor die komende Kersgety met dankbaarheid dink dat in die stad van
Dawid ons Saligmaker wat Christus die Here is, gebore was; laat daar ‘n lied
in jou hart wees wat sing - Hoe
groot is ons God.
Aan die Koning van die konings kom toe – al die lof en
eer en heerlikheid.
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LOSLITDAG
5 September
2008
Loslitdag: Dis seker die meeste kere op een dag tydens een geleentheid wat dié manne
in uniform op en af moes masjeer, ons kinders wou nie “halt” roep nie!!
SANDPUT
5 September
2008
Sand pit: At last, our “langverwagte” sand pit. The kids love it, the
parents hate it, we appreciate it. Sand in the clothes, sand in the cars, sand all
over the place, eish……
LENTE ONTBYT
6 September
2008
Lente ontbyt: Kyk na die lieflike lente-kleure en sien uit na die lente-kleure in
jou lewe! Met trots
UITREIK NA OUETEHUIS
12 September
2008
Ouetehuis: The interaction between the senior citizens and our children are something
that touches your heart
18 September
2008
Pathways: Ons kinders was glad nie skaam om die springkasteel OOR TE NEEM waar hulle
geeneen ken nie – dis nou selfvertroue!!
8 November
2008
Pretloop: Oud en jonk het deelgeneem en elkeen was ‘n WENNER verseker!
LOF
EN DANK AAN DIE HERE:
Vir
al die liefde wat ek deur die jaar ontvang het van die Babbelbekkies.
Vir
Lopi wat op 12 September 2008 vir Jesus aangeneem het.
Vir
Angie wat gedoop is.
Vir
Jaenri wat gedoop is.
Vir
gebedsverhoring wanneer ons in die klas bid vir enige iets.
Jaenri
het gesukkel met middeloor ontsteking
“Girtie:
Maatjies wie van julle wil vir Jaenri bid, haar oortjie is seer. Dadelik steek
Theandre haar hand op sy sit haar handjies op Jaenri se ore en bid. “Assebies
tog Jesus gesond maak.” Net dit, so ‘n eenvoudig opregte gebed.
Ons loof en prys die Here vir genesing.
Ons
bid in die klas enige tyd oor iets soos wat die Heilige Gees ons ly.
Jesus
is ons beste vriend hy is elke dag in ons klas.
Liefde
Girtie Burger
Klas Voog – Babbelbekkies
Philippians 2:13 “For it is God who works
in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.”
Our
Creator God has made everything. Nothing can be created without Him, and the
birth of each new life is the evidence of His continuing handwork and creativity.
Each
child He knits together in the womb bears His fingerprint. He rejoices in
designing, molding and shaping you. You are His creation and He is proud to
call you so.
In
the Dolphins class we have different kids. They love each other. We
see different things every day. Some things might seem small, others big,
but in our eyes all miracles!! We praise God for this!!!!
When
Matthew came to our school it was difficult for him to drink water from a glass,
but now, that problem is history, now he can drink form a glass all by himself.
Maya is very bright. She is saying new words every day, and can lay the table with
the place mats and serve other kids at the table. She is also trying to write
her name. Dineo is a new friend. This is the first time in her life that she attends
school. She couldn’t feed herself initially, but now she can hold a spoon
and feed herself. Shannon and Nathan are competing against each other; they both
try to answer the questions first. Christine likes to tidy up the class after every
activity. Ashleigh and Hannah have the best sense of humor! Amy always greets the
visitors first!! She’s a real charmer.
Merry
Christmas!
My
lof en dank aan ons Hemelse Vader vir die wyse waarop Hy my gelei het. Dit
is wonderlik om deel te wees van
Fanus het ‘n goeie sin vir humor
en hy weet so goed wanneer om te terg!
Sonja het so uit haar dop gekruip, sy
geniet dit om te groet, te dans en die saamsing! Soms kry ons raas ook!
Francois du P het op sy stil manier gewys daar
steek meer in hom as wat ons dink. Sy reaksies het ons menige keer verbaas,
sy skaam glimlag het ons harte gesteel!
Francois F het groot motories ‘n ander
naam gegee: “groot lag” dan wil Francois net op die mat lê
en lag en ons kry NIKS met hom uigerig nie! Mamma het hom goeie maniere
geleer en deesdae sê hy “dankie” vir alles!
Brenden is die sanger in ons klas!
Dis verstommend hoeveel liedjies se woorde hy ken. Sy woordeskat het ongelooflik
uitgebrei en as hy storie luister vergeet hy om te eet en die wêreld
Zelmarie is baie hulpvaardig in registertyd.
Sy wys watter maatjies is by die skool en sy wys na die klas deur as ‘n maatjie
siek is by die huis. Sy het onlangs haar naam gesê en ook Francois gesê.
Sy het vir ons ‘n groot verrassing gegee deur heeltemal onafhanlik te begin
eet.
ONS
DIEN ‘N GROOT GOD
Dankie
Here dat U vir ons so goed was!
Liefde
Leane Maritz - Klasvoog - Tiggers
In
2008 het daar baie dinge in die Bye klas gebeur, waarvan die GOEIES baie meer is
as die slegtes. Ons kyk terug en gee EER aan HOM. Dis ‘n ongelooflike ondervinding
om die werke EN die wonderwerke van Sy hande te
In
die bye klas het ons geleer om hande op te steek:
o
Tiaan se hand gaan eerste op as ons
vra wie is by die skool vandag, daarna help hy Zuan en herinner die res ook as hulle
nie verstaan wat juf vra nie.
o
Frans se hand is eerste op as daar
gevra word wie Tee wil drink.
o
Marilee en Frans ervaar die fyn humor
in ‘n situasie en begin onmiddellik lag. Hulle nuuskierigheid en reaksie op
alternatiewe kommunikasie is verstommend.
o
Brendan wil graag vir almal help
en reg help as hulle nie vir juf luister, hy is ook ons deur wag, wat almal eerste
groet as hulle binne kom.
o
Armand kom met sy arms wyd oop om
onvoorwaardelik liefde te gee, asof hy vra: kom in my wêreld in.
o
Lizemay neem voortou met die lees
van stories en bring die lag in ons dag.
o
Zuan en Tiaan raak net
nooit uitgekuier nie!
o
Tiaan herinner ons om die kommunikasie
borde te gaan haal as ons dalk vergeet wanneer ons sing.
o
Op 13 Nov sê Frans “a-pie”
vir die eerste keer in die klas.
o
En op 6 Aug 2009 het Calvin, wat
slegs enkele woorde met moeite kon sê, los getrek en begin om te sing:
o
Dankie Vader
Thank you Father
o
Vir die kos en
nog baie meer
For the food and the many blessings Amen
En
sedertdien het hy nog nie opgehou! Al moet ons elke liedjie 10 keer na mekaar sing,
dan doen ons dit. Sy woorde wat hy uitspreek, word meer en duideliker, maar dit
is veral die liedjies wat hom laat blom.
Saam
met Calvin sing ons: Dankie Vader vir die kos en NOG BAIE MEER
Amen
Sandra Barnard - Klas Voog: Bytjies
To the MBC Staff
The Beatitudes for Teachers of Exceptional Children
Blessed
are you who take time to listen to difficult speech,
For
you help us to know that if we persevere
We
can be understood.
Blessed
are you who walk with us in public places,
And
ignore the stares of strangers,
For
in your companionship, we find a haven of peace.
Blessed
are you who never bid us to “hurry up”,
And
more blessed are you
Who
do not snatch tasks from our hands
to
do them for us,
For
often we need time rather than help.
Blessed
are you who stand beside us
As
we enter new and untried ventures,
For
our failures will be outweighed
By
the times we surprise ourselves and you.
Blessed
are you who ask for our help,
For
our greatest need is to be needed.
Blessed
are you when you assure us,
That
the one thing that makes us individuals
Is
not our peculiar muscles,
Nor
our wounded nervous systems,
Nor
our difficulties in learning,
Nor
any exterior difference,
But
is in our inner, personal,
individual
self
Which
no infirmity can diminish or erase
Author Unknown
The Rise Of Ritalin
In
fact, using brain imaging techniques, Dr Nora Volkow of the Brookhaven National
Laboratory in
Despite
these findings, the flood of Ritalin prescriptions shows no sign of abating.
Ritalin is now given to up to 20 per cent of children in some American schools,
even though researchers looking at its effectiveness have found that it can worsen
the behavior of more children than it helps.
In
2004, prescriptions for Ritalin and other methylphenidate drugs had risen to 360,
000, at a cost of 12.5 million. That’s double the level prescribed
in 19999. And this is only one type of stimulant drug prescribed to children.
In the
It’s
thought that the calming effect of drugs like Ritalin and Strattera on hyperactive
children is because there is not enough of the neurotransmitter noradrenalin in
the part of the brain that is supposed to filter out unimportant stimuli.
Dr Joan Baizer at the
Dr
Peter Breggin, a psychiatrist at the
Nor
does Ritalin work over time. The US National Institutes or Health concluded
that there is no evidence of any long term improvement in scholastic performance
on Ritalin.
What
more, a child given Ritalin or other stimulant drugs is more likely to become addicted
to smoking and abuse other stimulant substances later in life, such as cocaine.
The long and short of it is – don’t accept a prescription for these
drugs on behalf of your child. Given the possible effect of Ritalin on noradrenalin
deficiency in the brain, it is interesting to note that magnesium plays a key role
in promoting the production of noradrenalin. And sure enough, the vast majority
of children are able to stop taking Ritalin after as little as three weeks once
they start supplementing 500mg of magnesium daily. While giving your child
up to 200mg of magnesium is perfectly safe, we don’t recommended larger amounts
unless you are under the guidance of a nutritional therapist.
Other
nutrients also involved in the production of noradrenalin include manganese, iron,
copper, zinc, vitamin C and vitamin B6, and many of these nutrients are also involved
in the proper metabolism of essential fats.
Despite
the tremendous results reported for nutritional approaches to ADHD, Ritalin is far
more commonly prescribed than supplements. Dr Bernard Rimland assessed the
relative efficacy of different nutrient strategies compared to drugs such as Ritalin,
and found that supplementing B6 and magnesium was 10 times more effective than Ritalin!
While
there is much you can do yourself ADHD is a complex condition. As such, it
really demands supervision and treatment by a qualified practitioner, who can devise
the correct nutritional strategy for your child. Your child’s supplement
requirements must be individually assessed, and they will need to follow an optimally
healthy diet. A minimum of three to six months will probably pass before you
see any substantial results, but you may well see a general slowing down from hyperactivity
and improved concentration in your child very quickly. As your child starts
to feel and behave better, the positive feed back they receive from their parents
and teachers can encourage them to stick to the nutritional programme long term
– which is what really produces the best results.
Source: OTIMUM NUTRITION for your Child’s Mind by Patrick
Holford
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