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News and stories from our classrooms

Special days, celebrations and everyday happy moments from the Grade R to Grade 2 classes at JENS Primary School in Kokstad.

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Three smiling JENS learners celebrating Heritage Day together in colourful traditional clothing

Heritage Day23 September 2026

Celebrating Who We Are!

Proud to celebrate diversity together! Friends, fun and fab outfits.

JENS learners in yellow school shirts smiling outside the entrance of the Kokstad Library

School Life4 September 2026

Our Reading Adventure at the Kokstad Library!

Our Grade 1 and Grade 2 learners recently enjoyed exploring the Kokstad Library! Afterwards, some fun was had in the activities room, because learning is always better with play!

A beaming JENS learner in a sunhat crouching with a trowel beside a bed of freshly planted yellow and purple pansies

School Life3 September 2026

Spring Gardening Day

What a wonderful way to welcome Spring! Our little gardeners had a fantastic time getting their hands dirty and bringing our school garden to life during our Spring Gardening Day.

Ginjy-bear, the ginger JENS school cat, curled up asleep on a grey blanket beside a sunny window

School Life26 August 2026

Meet Ginjy-bear, Our School Cat!

Meet Ginjy-bear, our much loved school cat! Our Gr.1 learners captured him beautifully in their morning of outdoor finger painting.

Two JENS Grade R learners in pink medical scrubs, one wearing a doctor name badge and stethoscope, on Careers Day

Careers Day15 August 2026

Growing Up, One Good Piece of Advice at a Time!

Our Gr.R learners stepped into the future for Careers Day and they certainly looked the part — and their advice for their adult selves was the real highlight.

More stories are on the way — pop back soon to see what our little ones have been up to.