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Reunion of Past Pupils of the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf on 1-06-2025.

Reunion of Past Pupils of the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf on 1-06-2025. Today was the first official Reunion of the deaf past pupils and teachers of the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf in Moratuwa. Hundred people came to be present, most of them from remote areas. A drink and cake were served[…]

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Farewell of the Vice Principal: Mrs. Mala Mangalika on 30-05-2025.

Farewell of the Vice Principal: Mrs. Mala Mangalika on 30-05-2025. After a service of 37 years in the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf, Mrs. Mala resigned on 31st of May.  She started as a class assistant by the small children and after she got the Diploma as a Montessori teacher, she got her own[…]

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New Year’s games and dance show on May 1, 2025.

New Year’s games and dance show on May 1, 2025. This year we celebrated the Singhalese and Tamil New Year extensively in our school garden. Our dance teacher Rashmi had also invited her students, together with the parents, in consultation. It was a beautiful afternoon with fun games, prizes and dancing. Finally, the beauty queen[…]

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Newsletter first trimester 2025 of the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf

Newsletter first trimester 2025 of the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf The new school year started on January 6th and 3 out of 10 new deaf students already arrived. A new teacher also arrived; Nayanathara. Marion and Thomas from Germany also came this year with new hearing aids for 13 of our deaf students[…]

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We are now at the end of this year. That is why we would like to thank all sponsors very much for their generous donations during this period. This made it possible to keep the Dr. Reijntjes Deaf School running and to give the deaf students a good education. As you have read, the Foundation[…]

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Newsletter November 2024 from the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf in Sri Lanka.

Newsletter November 2024 from the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf in Sri Lanka.   During the cooking class, the students made a cake for the first birthday of Kiyara, the baby of Mudithe (director). A fun party took place on November 7 in the auditorium, with all the deaf children and staff members. De[…]

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Newsletter October 2024. Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf, Sri Lanka.

Newsletter October 2024. Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf, Sri Lanka. On October 2, a group of students from the Asian International School, visited our Deaf School. They were very interested, had already collected information about deaf children and knew 2 signs. They brought presents for the children and also rice, lentils, tea, etc. Bezoek[…]

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Newsletter September 2024.

Newsletter September 2024. On September 2, the students and staff returned after a month’s vacation. 3 new deaf children arrived from the Galle District. Miss Gayathri had a baby girl on September 5. Everything is going well with mother and child. We will visit her soon. A new matron, Damayanthi, started on September 10. She[…]

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Newsletter July 2024.

Newsletter July 2024. The month of July started with late monsoon rains, which again caused a lot of flooding in various places in Sri Lanka. Our school garden was also flooded and the drains overflowed. The rain caused many mosquitoes that can cause dengue fever. Dengue-fever mosquito Ms. Gayathri of the youngest group, received her[…]