Non teaching staff

The lady sitting behind the desk has been our school's secretary for more than 20 years, Mrs. June Fairbain. The gentleman sitting behind the desk is our school's financial administrator Mr. Ebrahim Daniels. The cleaning staff is Mr. Suleiman Haas and his two female colleagues Mrs. Dilshaad Daggia and Mrs. Fatimah Herman.

ICT to the public

ICT TO THE PUBLIC :

As part of the school’s sustainability plan, Strand Moslem Primary in association with Khanya (the organization responsible for promoting ICT in schools) presented an ICT course to the public during October – November 2008.

25 Members of the Strand Community participated in the 20 hour course which took place over 6 Saturdays. The following modules were covered : M.S. Word, M.S. Excel, M.S. Power point and Internet and E-mail.

All the participants found the course very beneficial. The school plans to present future courses to the public at a minimal fee.

Four generations at Strand Moslem

Four generations who attended Strand Moslem Primary from the Wentzel Family : a Great Grand mother, a Grand mother, a mother and a son.

Sport

Strand Moslem Primary has a very proud sporting tradition dating back many decades. As Mr. Lynch, former principal of C.R. Rhoda mentioned : "Ons by C.R. Rhoda was altyd baie bek-af wanneer ons n rugby- of netbalwedstryd teen die Mossies verloor het. Net so het ons weer bors uitgedruk wanneer ons hulle die dag uitgestof het. "

Over the years the Strand Moslem Primary has been very competitive with their neighbouring schools and has produced many top quality sportsmen and women who participated at National and Provincial Level. There are so many, that we will do a great injustice not to mention all the names.

Currently the school is offering the following sporting codes :
Rugby, netball, soccer, cricket, athletics, cross country and golf.
The school also offered hockey a few years ago, but due to a lack of facilities and proper hockey equipment the code was abolished.

Sadly like many previously disadvantaged schools, the school has never had its own sportsfield. Currently the school shares the Abbatoir Municipal Sportsgrounds with Dr. Joubert Primary and at least 3 other rugby clubs.

Surf Walk

The Annual Surf Walk is one of many events organised by the school to raise much needed funds. The surf walk takes place on a yearly basis and is usually held in the first quarter of the year. The school fees at Strand Moslem Primary is a mere R500 per annum which is much less than what some schools charge per month. Fundraising efforts like the surf walk is therefore vital in order to provide quality education.

Well done Junior Primary

WELL DONE STRAND MOSLEM !!!

On 16 October 2007 Strand Moslem Primary received a certificate of acknowledgement for the significant improvement in Literacy and Numeracy - which was determined in the bi-annual systematic evaluation of grade 3 learners by NGO'S in 2006.

The certificate was presented to the principal by the Director of the EMDC East, Mr. Melvyn Caroline. Mr. Caroline thanked the staff and commended them for their hard work and commitment.

Pictured in the photo above (left) is Mrs. Gaffoor (H.O.D Foundation phase) and Mrs. Oslodien (right) grade 3 educator. They are proudly displaying their achievement.

Building Project

Towards the end of the 1990’s Strand Moslem Primary was growing in popularity and the demand for admission into the school was bigger than ever before. The school was one of a few dual medium schools (Afrikaans & English) from the previously disadvantaged schools. With the expansion of Strand and the influx of people from the Cape Metropolitan area as well as many refugees from African countries flocking to South Africa, the school experienced a huge accommodation problem.

BUILDING PROJECT :
Mr. Fanie, the principal had a vision to build a new wing consisting of 10 classrooms and a media centre. Some at the time, saw his intention to be very ambitious and too expensive. Mr. Fanie and the School Governing Body at the time, persisted with their plans.

Slowly but surely the building plans were set in motion. Towards the end of 2004 a few volunteers from the community started with the foundation. At the time, the progress made were very slow and funds were limited. In 2005, Mr. Ganief Darries and his company Macsand became involved. Suddenly the building took shape in a short space of time. Mr. Darries and Macsand invested a large amount of capital, resources and labour into the project and by the end of 2006, the new wing which was a wild dream a few years earlier, was now a reality.

Representatives from the Department of Minerals and Energy , The Western Cape Education Department, The Premier of The Western Cape, Mr. Ebrahim Rasool and the Mayor of Cape Town all expressed their sincere appreciation and admiration to the school and the Strand Muslim Community for successfully undertaking a project of this magnitude.

The building project will continue to serve as an example to other communities of what can be achieved when local business and communities with dedication and ambition combine.

ICT

When the new wing of the school was completed in the middle of 2008, the school in partnership with Khanya embarked on a venture to start a Media centre which consisted with a fully furnished computer Lab. The Media centre was opened on 29 July 2008 and was named after the principal who has served the school the longest, namely, Mr. Bienjamien Crombie. Since the the educators and learners started using the computer lab, everyone at Strand Moslem Primary have been infected by "IT Mania".
The computer lab is being utilised to its full potential and caters for 28 classes per week from grades R - 7. Everyone at the school are looking forward to their once a week ICT class.

Learners are using various software to improve their Num. & Lit. skills. Teachers at the school have received training from Khanya and are continuously using their newly aquired skills to achieve better results. No wonder the school has received awards from the WCED for Excellence. Software such as Robo Maths, Kipi, Cami and Encarta have proven to be very effective in improving our learners'all round skills. The school has constantly been applauded by officials from Khanya and the W.C.E.D. for its effective utilisation of its resource centre.

Pictured in the blog are learners busy with a Cami exercise. Learning has never been more fun. The gentleman pictured here is the School Network Administrator,the man in charge of the Resource Centre and who absolutely loves his portfolio, Mr. Riyaad Rhoda.


In October of 2008, an ICT course was offered to the public. 25 Members of the Strand community participated in the course and judging from the excellent responses the school is planning to present many future courses to the public. Check the link in our blog for more on the Oct. 2008 course.

Strand Moslem Primary is an example of how ICT can be utilised for the benefit and empowerment of a community as a whole.