Boitekong Public School in the Meloding community, Virginia, has become a beacon of hope and academic excellence. The school has consistently excelled in Mental Maths, Social Science quizzes, and English Spelling Bees, with an impressive seven-year streak as Number 1 in the province for Mental Maths.
Ofentse Stinane, a Grade 7 learner explains, “Volume refers to a containing space and the room available to hold something, volume equals LxHxW which means the formula calculates the volume by multiplying length, height and width together.” “The importance of maths vocabulary is that it’s essential for communicating ideas, building confidence and critical thinking. It is also important to understand calculating and divisions, subtracting and multiplying,” adds Ofentse.
Coach Dimakatso Rammile has played a key role in instilling confidence in the students. “The confidence that I normally instill to them or our language is there is nothing that can beat them if they are willing to try,” she says.