Huttenpark Primary School

25/09/2026

24/09/2026

🧡 GRADE 7 TOUR – DAY 5 🧡

Our final day on tour started bright and early as we left Swadini at 06:00 and made our way to Chimp Eden. 🐒 Here, our Grade 7s enjoyed interesting environmental talks, played a few games and then visited the chimpanzee enclosures with our knowledgeable guide.

Although some of the chimpanzees’ life stories are heartbreaking, it was wonderful to see them now living in a safe, caring and happy environment. ❤️

🇿🇦 DIE LAASTE DAG VAN ONS TOER 🇿🇦

Na ons besoek aan Chimp Eden het ons ’n lekker wegneemete geniet voordat ons die lang pad huis toe aangepak het. By Ermelo het ons ’n vinnige stop gemaak – en dit was duidelik dat baie van die kinders vasbeslote was om seker te maak dat geen sakgeld saam met hulle huis toe kom nie! 😂💸

’n Groot dankie aan ons fantastiese busbestuurders wat ons die hele week veilig vervoer het en ons uiteindelik weer veilig by die skool afgelaai het. 🚌👏

Wat ’n ongelooflike week vol nuwe ervarings, interessante plekke, waardevolle kennis, avonture en onvergeetlike herinneringe! 🧡

Mpumalanga 2026 – ’n Toer wat ons Grade 7s vir altyd sal onthou! 🌅🐒🚌✨

22/09/2026

🐾 GRADE 7 TOUR – DAY 4 | DAG 4 🐾

What a day of unforgettable animal encounters! 🐆🦏🐍🕷️

After a good breakfast, we set off for the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre, where our Grade 7s had an incredible opportunity to learn more about some of Africa’s most fascinating animals. Our knowledgeable guide introduced us to rhinos, leopards, cheetahs and vultures and shared fascinating information about each species. 🦏🐆

The Centre’s conservation work, especially its efforts to protect cheetahs, gave our pupils a wonderful insight into the importance of protecting South Africa’s wildlife. Seeing these magnificent animals up close was certainly a highlight of the day! ❤️

From there, we headed to Moholoholo Animal Rehabilitation Centre. Here we learned about the important work involved in rescuing and rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife. Some animals cannot safely be returned to the wild and become ambassadors for conservation and education. 🦅🦁🌿

🧡 EN TOE WAS DIT TYD VIR NOG ’N AVONTUUR!

By Hoedspruit Reptile Park het ons eers ’n lekker middagete geniet voordat ons die wêreld van reptiele en spinnekoppe gaan verken het. 🐍🕷️ Die slangdemonstrasie met regte slange was beslis ’n ervaring wat die kinders nie sommer sal vergeet nie!

Die Graad 7’s het daarna tussen die verskillende hokke rondgestap en van naderby kennis gemaak met ’n verskeidenheid reptiele. Vir party was dit baie interessant… en vir ander was dit ’n geval van: “Kyk van ’n veilige afstand af!” 😂🐍

Na so ’n besige dag was ’n lekker swem en aandete presies wat almal nodig gehad het. 🏊‍♀️🍽️ Daarna is die tasse gepak en alles reggesit vir ons laaste aand.

Môre is dit tyd om huis toe te kom Newcastle toe! 🚌🧡
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22/09/2026

We are very proud of Joshua Pentz, who has been selected to represent KwaZulu-Natal at the South African National School Sport Shooting Championships in Bloemfontein during the school holidays!

What an incredible achievement! We wish Joshua all the very best as he takes on this exciting national challenge.

Well done, Joshua.

21/09/2026

🧡 GRADE 7 TOUR – DAY 3 | GRAAD 7-TOER – DAG 3 🧡

This morning started very early! ⏰ We woke up at 04:00 and left Forever Resort Blyde Canyon at 05:00 with our packed breakfasts in hand. Our journey to the Kruger National Park took a little longer due to detours, but we entered the Park at 08:00.

We had some fantastic sightings throughout the morning. Although the cats were a little elusive, we were lucky enough to see elephants, buffalo, kudu, giraffes and many other animals. 🐘🦬🦒 Kian and Sienna earned special spotting awards for being the first to spot a warthog and hippo respectively! 🏆🦛

Na ’n heerlike middagete by Satara het ons ’n bietjie tyd gehad om by die Park Shop rond te snuffel en aandenkings te koop. Daarna het ons die lang pad na Forever Resort Swadini aangepak. 🛍️

By ons aankoms was almal behoorlik moeg ná ’n lang en opwindende dag, maar ons was net betyds vir aandete. 😋 Die kinders het die dag afgesluit met vol mae en hope nuwe herinneringe aan ’n wonderlike dag in die bosveld. ❤️