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Hi Moms and Dads
This newsletter is a very important form of communication. If you do not receive one via email, please let Jane have your email so that we can send you one and if you would prefer a hard copy in your child’s pocket, please let Jane know so that we can do this for you!
It is Ice-Cream Friday this Friday. Please send in R5 with your child and they will all enjoy a yummy ice-cream after snack time!!
We will also celebrate Valentine’s Day, so please encourage your children to wear red/pink and white for our dress up day. If you have any silver coins, please bring them along as we will be collecting for our Rainbow Educare fund.
In two weeks it is our AGM and Class Discussions. Please remember to diarise and make a point of organising a baby sitter etc for the evening. It is a most important meeting as you will hear from your child’s teacher the aims and objectives for the year, the wonderful things they do in their classroom, how they organise and run their day, the important elements of their age group and some even some parenting tips!
Our AGM will start the evening at 7pm with a short synopses of what was done last year and our plans for the year ahead. This year we are not having a full election, but will need to have a bi-election as two members of our Board of Governors have left as their children have moved to Grade R at the Primary school.
The two positions available are:
Treasurer and Fundraiser.
If you feel that you could help in either of these portfolios, please come and chat to me in the office. We have approached parents to fill these positions and will need to vote them on at the AGM. Please let me have a short resume of your credentials if you are interested to fill either of these positions so that we can have it available for the AGM.
The minutes of last year’s AGM will be up around the school from tomorrow for your perusal.
For your information, The Board meets once a month and their main role is to manage the finances of the school, coordinate fundraising activities and ensure all procedures are adhered to as per the school constitution. The Board consists of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and Fundraiser. We also have a maintenance portfolio. I sit on the Board as the Principal. We have a teacher representative and Jane sits on the Board as school secretary. |
GATE SECURITY SYSTEM
Our gate device is now up and running. Please pop into the office to have your fingerprint registered or apply for a card, so that you can gain access to the school via the scanner. We will need grandparents/aunties etc who fetch your child regularly to also register their fingerprints.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU CLOSE BOTH GATES WHEN ENTERING AND LEAVING THE SCHOOL FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR CHILDREN! |
EXTRA MURALS
Please take advantage of our wide selection of extra murals that we have on offer at the school.
Please contact the coaches directly to enrol your child or fill out the relevant form and hand it in at the office or pop it in the relevant box outside the Stay and Play room.
Also please let your teacher know so that we can get them ready. |
HATS AND SUN CREAM
Please don’t forget sun cream and hats for your children each day!!!! Sun cream needs to be applied at home each morning. Ingrid who is in charge of Stay and Play( aftercare) will put cream on the children for the afternoon. The children can wear any hat to school. Any hat that they feel comfortable wearing!!! |
SCHOOL FEES
Please note that February School Fees are due.
Please be sure that you have returned your signed fees commitment form to Jane in the office. We keep this on file and it is a commitment to pay your school fees.
We have outsourced a debt collector, Denise, who will be in contact with you should your fees fall behind. Please make contact with Jane or myself if you are having difficulties with the fees. |
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PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT YOU CLOSE BOTH GATES BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU ENTER AND LEAVE THE SCHOOL GROUNDS. THIS IS FOR THE CHILDREN'S SAFETY!!!! |
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Don't Forget!
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PLEASE CHECK LOST PROPERTY DAILY!! AND REMEMBER HAT AND SPARE CLOTHES!!!!!!! |
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Tuesday 23rd February - AGM and Class Discussions.
Meet the teachers and find out about the year ahead. It is most important that all parents attend!
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FOOD FOR A FRIEND - PLEASE SUPPORT!
Thank you so much for the wonderful donation of fruit and sandwiches sent in last week. We had 3 bags full and the children were thrilled to see me and the goodies. We will continue each week to ask for fruit and sandwiches, but occasionally will also take a treat such as ‘bunny licks’ to the children as well. If anyone would like to donate something extra every now and again, for example jelly powder or popcorn please feel free and I will take that along as a treat!!
The Mandela box/black bucket is situated at the door, outside the office, or at the front gate on a Wednesday morning.
Anyone wishing to come with me to look at the school and become more involved in this initiative is welcome to come and chat to me.
Thank you! |
NEWS FROM STAY AND PLAY
Sun hats to be worn daily please- we will apply sun cream as well.
My cell no is 0835053451 if needed.
If you are running late in the afternoons and it's getting close to 6pm, please phone me to let me know. |
Class News
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Sea Horse |
Hello Everyone.
Our theme this week is Pets!
We will focus on auditory discrimination. Things that you can do at home with your children are:
Clap a rhythm and your child copies it.
Practice clapping all the names of the people in your house.
You could give them a series of 3 or 4 instructions to follow.
This Saturday 13th Feb is our Class picnic.
The Penguin class will be joining us. This is a great opportunity for you to meet the other parents in our class. The picnic starts at 12.30pm -14.30pm.
Please remember to sign the outing form outside the classroom. We need lifts as well please.
Have a Blessed week everyone.
Please don’t forget to check your child’s pockets for any letters and notices.
Bonita and Patience.
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Sharks |
EQ: Solving a problem.
GENERAL: Secondary colours Transparent and opaque
Lang: Letter I i insect, India/Indian, igloo
Maths: Classification colour, size, number, shape
Please note that the Grade R class has different starting and finishing times to the rest of the school.
SHARK GROUP GRADE R 8am - 12-45 pm.
The children loved wearing a special colour for each day. We discussed the variuos shades of each colour and how somethings are always the same colour eg bananas are always yellow and blood is always red. We had a very busy day on Friday as we did marble painting using red, yellow and blue food colouring. The children were very excited about the activity and enjoyed experimenting with the media and watching the colours mix. We also made rainbow jelly and the children compared and discussed the changes in the jelly ie powder-liquid-jelly. We learned the words dissolve, set and melt. The children enjoyed eating the jelly and discussing the flavours of the different colours. We let some jelly melt in the sun and discussed that we could change the property of the jelly but we could not get it back in to its original form as a powder.
This week we are learning about secondary colours and colour mixing. We will be wearing the following colours
Tues- green, Wed - orange, Thurs- purple and on Friday red, white or pink for St Valentine's day.
During our EQ lessons we will be discussing how to solve problems. I will use situations that have arisen during the day or over the past weeks. eg What can we do if someone breaks the house we have built with blocks.
Our letter is I i thank you for participating in this programme and for sending objects and pictures.
In maths we are classifying objects according to size, colour, shape and number. We discuss and compare the sets and when doing this the children are encouraged to notice similarities and differences in them. They are also made aware of sets that are more/less or equal.
IMPORTANT DATES
Fri 2 Feb R5 for Ice creams
SAT 13 Feb Shark Class Picnic from 10 am to 12 pm please bring your own food and cold drinks, a picnic mat and umbrella if you have one. The school will supply coffee and tea.
Tues 23 Feb AGM and Class discussion. It is very important for you to attend this meeting as I will be discussing the Grade R curriculum and our daily programme.
Sat 27 Feb Mini Walk A fun filled morning for the family.
Have a good week
Mrs. Hilton and Mrs Mc Donald.
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Starfish |
EQ: Doing something Brave, overcoming feelings of fearfulness
IQ: My body
Focus: Gross Motor Skills
Number Concepts: Number 3 and 4
We will be discussing "My body" over the next 2 weeks. Could each child please bring in a baby photo of themselves as well as a present photo of themselves. We will also be discussing "Overcoming feelings of fearfulness", especially when trying something new. On Friday we will be wearing Red, White or Pink for Valentine's Day. It is also "Ice-cream Friday" so please remember your R5. We will be focussing on Gross Motor Skills(Large Muscles) over the next two weeks. The Large Muscles impact on the Small Muscles, which need to be strong to hold a pencil correctly. Please encourage your children to climb, run, jump and exercise their large muscles. Play ball games with them or take them for a ride at the ramps. We discussed Number 3 last Friday and will be discussing Number 4 this coming week. Please play games involving these numbers e.g. Number pairs or Uno. Please diarise Saturday 20th Feb for our Class Picnic to get to know your child's friends and families. Also diarise Wed 9th March for our Beach outing. Please see notice board for details. Outing form needs to be signed by all parents to say you know about the outing and have read all the details. Our AGM and Class Discussions will be on Tuesday 23rd February. It is very important for all parents to attend. Saturday 27th February is our FHPPS Mini walk. Look forward to seeing you all there sporting your Orange T-shirts. I am still awaiting 3 orange reply forms for Brighton School along with a lot of yellow forms for Face book. Please return ASAP. Please remember Hats and Sun cream, along with a change of clothes. Continue to encourage your child to unpack their own bag, while you fill in the message book. I want to encourage your children to do an extramural if possible. There are such a great variety being offered at our school e.g. Playball, Tumbling Stars, Ballet, Fitkids, Mini-cricket, Soccercise Stars. If they are doing an extramural please fill in the form on the notice board to let me know.
Have a wonderful sun-filled week
Colleen and Rudo
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Angelfish |
EQ: Doing something Brave, overcoming feelings of fearfulness
IQ: My body
Focus: Gross Motor Skills
Number Concepts: Number 3 and 4 hello!! Trust that everyone had a lovely sunny weekend.
We will be discussing "My body" over the next 2 weeks. Could each child please bring in a baby photo of themselves. We will also be discussing "Overcoming feelings of fearfulness", especially when trying something new. On Friday we will be wearing Red, White or Pink for Valentine's Day. It is also "Ice-cream Friday" so please remember your R5. Please remember your valentine’s day card for your child from you, the pink gift bag is on top of our lunch lockers. Please put cards in bag by Thursday this week. We will be focussing on Gross Motor Skills(Large Muscles) over the next two weeks. The Large Muscles impact on the Small Muscles, which need to be strong to hold a pencil correctly. Please encourage your children to climb, run, jump and exercise their large muscles. Play ball games with them or take them for a ride at the ramps. The children have been enjoying the number games that we have been playing, they are now starting to recognise numbers 1-3.We will continue with this and move onto number 4 this week. Please play games involving these numbers e.g. Number pairs or Uno or when out shopping and you see these numbers ask them about it. Please diarise Saturday 20th Feb for our Class Picnic to get to know your child's friends and families. Also diarise Wed 9th March for our Beach outing. Please see notice board for details. Outing form needs to be signed by all parents to say you know about the outing and have read all the details. Our AGM and Class Discussions will be on Tuesday 23rd February. It is very important for all parents to attend. Saturday 27th February is our FHPPS Mini walk. Look forward to seeing you all. I will be pasting up a roster for our house corner washing, if you could please volunteer to wash some dress up clothes. Please remember Hats and Sun cream, along with a change of clothes. Continue to encourage your child to unpack their own bag, while you fill in the message book. I want to encourage your children to do an extramural if possible. There are such a great variety being offered at our school e.g. Playball, Tumbling Stars, Ballet, Fitkids, Mini-cricket, Soccercise Stars. If they are doing an extramural please fill in the form above our lunch lockers.
Many thanks
Have a blessed week
Elraine and Monica :)
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Penguins |
Hello all Penguin Parents.
Our theme for this week is ’Looking after your pets.’
If you have any story books on pets, please allow your child to bring them to school.
Don’t forget our Class Picnic on Sat 13th Feb. Come and meet the other parents at school. Bring a picnic lunch and blanket. Hope to see you all there. 12.00-2.30pm
Dress up day on Friday for Valentine’s Day. Children to wear Red/Pink and white.
Please make sure that your child has a sun hat at school and spare clothes in their bag.
Remember to sign the outing form for the beach outing on Tuesday 23rd Feb.
Have a wonderful week.
PS: we desperately need newspaper.
Linda and Nawaal
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Rainbow |
Theme : My family.
Skill : Intellectual skills - The value of 1-5.
EQ : Feelings -Things that make me happy and things that make me sad.
Greetings all.
Trusting you had a good weekend. This week's theme is My family. We would like to ask for family photos so we can learn more about our families. We will be talking about who lives in their house and what they do as a family bringing about the importance of togetherness.
On emotions we are going to talk about what makes them happy and what makes them sad and then we are demonstrating how to manage these feelings.
This week we will also be focusing on counting and the value of numbers as a skill, touch and count with them at home . Spend quality time together as a family and do things together. Play educational and physical games with your children at home.
We need at least three class representatives to help us with functions at school. If you are interested or would like to assist, let me know or you can send an email to Paula.(paula@fhpps.co.za)
Just a reminder- please try and label your child's items, and if anything is missing do not hesitate to ask. Home visits are going very well, thank you so much for the support.
Have a blessed week.
Stella and Faith.
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Emotional Literacy |
| Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it. - Harold S. Hulbert |
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Important Dates |
EXTRA MURALS ON OFFER AT FHPPS
Monday – Rugby tots (12.45pm-1.45pm)
Steed Richardson. 079 410 1728
Tuesday – Playball (12.30-1.30pm)
Helen Davies. 082 748 8043
Tuesday – Judo (2pm-3pm)
Jessica Butcher. 073 623 8019
Tuesday - Ballet (2pm-3pm)
Natalie-083 3897157
Wednesday – Fit Kids (2pm-2.45pm)
Simon Mcqueen. 072 450 2146
Thursday – Tumbling Stars (12.30pm-4pm)
Sam Hogg. 072 587 9273
Thursday- Soccercise (12.30pm):
Friday – Tumbling Stars (12.30pm-4pm)
DATES TO DIARISE TERM 1
FEBRUARY
Friday 12th Feb- Ice cream Friday. Children to please bring R5 to school to get an ice-cream
Valentine’s Day Dress up in Red and White
Tuesday 23rd Feb- AGM and Class Discussions. 6.30pm for 7pm. It is most important for all parents to attend this evening meeting as you meet your teacher and have a chat in her classroom about the year ahead.
Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th Feb- Class and Individual photos will be taken.
Saturday 27th Feb- Mini Walk. Come and enjoy a walk around the wetlands to meet the children and parents in your child's class, ending at the school with activities for the children. Delicious bacon and cheese rolls and drinks will be on sale. Function starts at 8.45am sharp. Children and parents to arrive at 8.30am please.
MARCH
Tuesday 1st March- BOG Meeting 7pm
Friday 4th March-Shark Cake Sale. (The Parents of the Shark class all bring a plate of eats to school that is then shared amongst the rest of the children in the school. Each child in the school brings R5 to school and has a chance to buy some delicious goodies.)
Cup cakes, crunchies, home-made biscuits, popcorn, fudge, fruit kebabs etc are some ideas.
The week of Monday 7th March- Meet the teachers and discuss your child’s progress.
Friday 11th March- Dad's Camp-out from 5pm onwards. Dads are invited to spend the night with their children in the school play-ground. Bring your tents and braai meat and come and meet all the other dads in the school. Booking essential!
Week of 14th March- Easter Raffle. R5 per ticket.
Friday 18th March- Last Day of the First Term. School ends usual time not early!!! Stay and Play continues as usual until 6pm. Easter Dress up. We encourage the children to dress up and bring some silver coins for our silver coin collection for the Rainbow Educare fund. |
For more details view the website events page
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This Week's Menu |
Mon-Chicken Vienna and salad
Tue- Mince Pot
Wed-Fish Fingers
Thurs- Chicken a la King
Fri- Chicken burgers and curls. |
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The Usual Bits |
SPARE CLOTHES
Please remember to pack in some spare clothes for your child each day, particularly the younger ones. The children often need to change for various reasons and it becomes a little tricky when there is nothing for them to wear!!!
FACEBOOK
We love sharing pictures from the school day. Teachers only put photos up on Facebook once a week. Any parent who does not want their child’s photos to appear on Facebook should let their teacher know. www.facebook.com/fhpps. |
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And on that note... |
Have a super week everyone. Please don't hesitate to chat to me or the teachers if you have any questions or concerns.
The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of their time each day.
- M. Grundler
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Regards, Paula
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Birthday parties |
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Our school offers a superb venue for children’s parties, and is available for hire!!! Please come and chat to us in the office if you are interested or email Jane
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