School Days at OPS

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Thanks Rhona!
So, all the moaning is just in good humor. 
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Hear, Hear.    Someone once told me Pamela was actaully very clever. She saves the Dolphin's or something like that.
Now lets be good children and stay on the topic. I know it's dreadfull one gets so easily side tracked

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

Yep - the schooldays at OPS.  When we wuz kids there -  and where Koos most likely never was - and when we had ponytails askew.  (Hopefully not the boys).

Your moms ever pleat ribbons into your hair for school?  I remember when I used to be smaller classes my mom used to pleat my hair in the morning with ribbons - like Pippie Langkous -  and fold those pleats double to tie the ribbon in a bow.  How the hell did the hat fit on my head? Later when I had to brush and tie my own hair  -  just made one pony at the back of my head - half the time the hair not even brushed out properly - and off to school I went.

[Florrie van Zyl (Muir)]

Daleeeeeeeene!!!!!! Just saw the photo. Can't believe it, now I know who you are. You have just made my year.

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

So glad you liked it!   If you want, I could make a copy of the photo and get it to you by mail, or just give it to you when I go to Kimberley again?

Mike have posted some photo's from the bullitins here that I am also hysterical about....  never knew there was a photo of the tennis team.  Also saw some photo's from the old bullitins from when we were on the trip to Windhoek for the Eistedford = taken in die Kokerboomwoud near Keetmanshoop etc.  Laughed my head off ..... downloaded some of them onto my computer

[Florrie van Zyl (Muir)]

Please make a copy and bring with you to Kimberley to that I can give you a hug. Was that Deborah Luke on the photo with us?

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

I can't remember her surname, but now that you mention Luke, it seems to ring a bell.  Also can't remember the girl Edana's surname??  I think some of them were older than we were  -  like Hannelie van Rooyen - she used to be in class with my brother - 2 ys ahead of us. 

[Florrie van Zyl (Muir)]

I was in Deborah Luke's class, I think I was 2 years ahead of you. Std 1 = 1971, 2 = 1972, ...., 5 = 1975.

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

Yes  -  was in st. 5 in '77. 

What a stupid thing  -  I was always to young for my standard  -  could'nt even go to the teenage dance at the end of my st. 5 year  (and the saddest of all --  I was asked very nicely by a boy whose name I cannot even rememer - had to tell him  :  Sorry, not old enough to go yet.........)   

[Teel]

We (the Jonkers) lived across the road from Mrs Castle and I had her for Sub B and I do remember various children wetting their pants in sheer fear of her.  I well remember the bubble car she had (we always hoped it would tip over).  I also remember my brother Richard going to play with Philip Castle and my sister Melanie and I being afraid he would never come out alive and throwing stones at their gate telling them to let our brother free!!  I wonder if Mrs Castle really was that bad or was it just all in our childlike minds?

[Michael Alexander]

I was scared of her, make no mistake..... Brrrrr! I'm shivering as I type this....

[georg ruf jr.]

Yep! She was one of most feared teachers at school. I was glad not to have had her...   

[Patricia(nee)Lineker]

Boy oh boy was I scared of her !!! Might have something to do with being hauled over the coals by her as a very small scared 7 year old for dashing across the "road" (it was in the school parking area - not sure if that is still there??) in front of her bubble car.

Yikes - I was PETRIFIED of her for the rest of my life.

Oh the joys of school days - such fun.

Enjoy your day.
Patricia

[Florrie van Zyl (Muir)]

Mrs Castle didn't like Deborah Luke, I think it was because her Mom was so mod. I remember her grabbing Deborah by the shoulders and shaking her like mad. I think that ruined OPS for Deborah, she really didn't seem to be happy there.
Mrs Castle moaned at me for colouring my lamb in light blue. I couldn't colour it in white and I didn't want to colour it yellow, otherwise it looks dirty, so I coloured it light blue like the surf washing powder advert. She shouted: "Have you ever seen a blue sheep before." If only she had asked why, I could have explained. But apart from that, she actually wasn't that bad, I think her bark was worse than her bite.

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

Susan, do you remember that ridiculous costume we wore in a play at OPS? Wizard of Oz?? We had balls of cotton wool stuck all over us. With that hilarious head gear!!! Mrs Wilson was in it too. Nadine Wade, Conyers kids, Vicky Wainman(?) etc etc

[Teel]

I still have a copy of the Newsletter from February 1967 where Michael Shearer and I were on the front cover all dressed up in our brand new school uniforms outside the school.  Does anyone know what happened to the Shearers?  They lived in 1st Avenue next to the Symes I think, just up the road from us (Jonkers).  His Mum's name was Yvonne and he had a sister whose name escapes me.  I would try to scan and send the pic but it is rather faded as you can imagine!