The Meerkats and the Olympics

With the Olympics all around us, the Meerkats spent August and September learning all about what it means to be Proudly South African, one of the Challenge Badges on the Meerkat Trail. One of ADS Lucy du Toit’s innovative programmes involved looking at the emblems and animals on our money. We discovered all sorts of hidden secrets such as a San picture if you wrap a note round. The culmination was a meeting of Keep Fit exercises under the watchful eye of our parents and then a Grand Soccer Tournament. We started with the National Anthem and then out came the goals and flags and oranges for interval. Although not soccer experts, we whittled the rules applicable to five-year olds down to “No pushing and stay in the lines with a free kick otherwise”. Two matches were played with much cheering on the benches. There were lots of free kicks for going out the lines! Everyone went home happy with their chocolate medals. Seen in the final photo are DS Judith Bishop (Rafiki), ADS and Linesman Brian Sutherland (Badger), ADS and Referee Nick Hall, ADS Lucy du Toit, Linesman Charles Rethman and ADS Beccy Hall (Galago).