Photo: Refitlhile-Pele Primary School pupils show off their winnings.

                                  SunBake rewards learners

By Tebogo Senosha

It was  a packed Assembly-point as learners of different age , gender and grades from Refitlhile-Pele Primary school gathered  at an event organised by SunBake in Soshanguve recently to present their bread-packaging plastics that they have collected in their quest to preserve the environment.

The event was attended by parents and general members of the community in support of their kids and siblings.

The crowd was entertained with music and several learners as well as their teachers took to the stage to show off their dancing moves.

The competition has been underway since the beginning of this year and will end on the 31st March 2017. It has attracted different schools from Klipgat, Mabopane, Ga-Rankuwa, Moretele, Soshanguve and Hammanskraal since its start.

The blissful top five learners who managed to collect more SunBake plastics were rewarded with new school bags, stationery and shopping vouchers at the event.

Mr. Mishack Mabaso of SunBake thanked the learners from Refitlhile-Pele Primary school for enthusiastically participating in the competition, as well as the school committee for working tirelessly in making the competition a success.

"The response has been positive from the learners and this competition will benefit them a lot because it will give them prizes that will be of great importance for them academically such as school bags and stationery," said Mabaso.

One of the members of the school committee at Refitlhile-Pele Primary school, Mr. William Mashilo, praised the parents for allowing their kids to be part of the competition, adding that: "This competition is a win-win kind of partnership because both SunBake and these learners benefit from it".

The joyful Grade 5 learner, Ms. Puseletso Makhubela (13) who walked away with a 250 shopping voucher from SunBake said that she will give the voucher to her parents so that they can buy her nice things with it.

The competition will make its way back to Refitlhile-Pele Primary school one more time next week before going to other schools.