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FHPPS Newsletter Week 14, 11th May 2015
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Hi Moms and Dads

Thanks to all the moms and special people who came to celebrate Mother’s Day with us on Friday morning. We had a wonderful turn out and although we had a few tears initially with our Rainbow and Dolphin children, they all did extrelmelly well and sang beautifully.
Thanks again to Chantelle and Tina for organising the lovely raffle prizes and congratulations to the winners. Over R1000 was collected from the raffle and we thank you all for your support! Thanks too, to the moms who baked for the children on the day!
We hope that you all had a super day yesterday with your families.
 
Everything Mom

How did you find the energy, Mom
To do all the things you did,
To be teacher, nurse and counselor
To me, when I was a kid.

How did you do it all, Mom,
Be a chauffeur, cook and friend,
Yet find time to be a playmate,
I just can’t comprehend.

I see now it was love, Mom
That made you come whenever I'd call,
Your inexhaustible love, Mom
And I thank you for it all.

By Joanna Fuchs

ART AUCTION

Our Art Auction takes place on FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2015 6.30PM FOR 7PM.
We are excited to have Alan Marriot again to entertain us and do the auction for us!
A night of fun and laughter bidding on our children’s wonderful art items and in the process making money for our wonderful school. Please keep this date open so that you do not miss it!!

CLASS REP WORK GROUP NEEDS

Thank you for the donation thus far. Work will begin on the Fairy garden soon. Please watch this space for more information on what’s needed. The work party has been scheduled for Saturday 13th June 9am-1pm.
FOOD FOR A FRIEND
Cathy is looking for more moms or dads to offer to make soup to take to Masi on a Thursday, Please contact her for more details. Please contact Cathy on 084 6563712.
We will continue to collect  tinned food, fruit as well as soup ingredients. Please put them in the black bucket at the entrance to the school. Please support this initiative each week. 

Important

Thank you to those who consciously make an effort to close the gate on entering and leaving the school. We have seen an improvement. Please continue to be aware of the gate at all times and please make sure it is closed.
Also Please do not park in the small road in front of Paul Greyling’s gate, as it blocks their access!!
 

Don't Forget!

EDUCOMM
The new photo app can be downloaded from Google play store. Download our user friendly Educomm mobile application and stay connected with your child’s teacher and the school. At this point it is only available on ‘android.’ 
 

book the date

26th June- Last Day of the 2nd Term ( Dad’s Day and Sausage Braai )

Fathers are invited to join us at school from 8am - 10.30am, to participate in morning ring and art and garden activities. It's a wonderful opportunity to see what we do at school with your child. We ask too that you help us braai sausage that we then share at snack time.
Please diarise and take the morning off to celebrate the huge role you play in the children's lives!
NOTE BOOKS/DIARIES
We have been given a donation of beautiful diaries that we would like to sell, to raise funds for our school as well as Rainbow Educare in Masi. I will have a table out on Wednesday and Thursday, to show you what they look like!
We have printed the school logo onto the front and they look awesome!!! Please have a look at them, they will be on sale,
R50 for the small one and R80 for the bigger one.

SCHOOL FEES

Please note that May school fees are now due!!

NEWS FROM STAY AND PLAY

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.
Ingrid and her team.

Class News

Sharks

EQ: Calming down + relaxing
General: Senses Sight + Hearing
Lang: Letter Xx
No: 5
Thank you for attending Mother's Day the children were very excited about having you visit.
We're continuing to play co-operative games and are doing tasks that require team work.
Skills to work on:
Numbers 1 - 10 - identifying them and then writing numbers from memory. Weriting names from memory.
To help the children learn their numerals 1-10, they will be bringing home a dinosaur picture with the numbers on it!!
Have a good week.
Dee and Patience

Starfish

EQ:  Keeping calm/Calming down
IQ:  The Seasons
Focus:  Spatial awareness and number concepts
We will be discussing “Keeping calm/Calming down” over the next two weeks.  We will also be discussing “The Seasons”.  Please encourage your children to bring books about the themes for our display table or a suitable story book to do with our themes. 
We will be going on an outing to the Tokai Arboretum/Kalk Bay Park on Thursday 21st May.  Please read our notice board for details and sign the necessary form to allow your child to attend the outing. 
I have also put up forms for our first Saturday “Home Visit” which will be on Saturday 6 June.  Please chat to me if you can host Teacher Cheryl and myself for a home visit during the week. 
This week we are focussing on “Spatial Awareness”.  Play games with your children which involve: next to, above, under, behind, in front of, through, on top, below.  Play games involving numbers like “Snakes and Ladders, Dominoes, Uno
Please diarise 29 May for our “Art Auction”.  The children are so excited about the items they have been making.
Have a great week.
Colleen and Cheryl

Angelfish

Theme: Seasons
EQ theme: Keeping calm and overcoming feelings of anger
Focus: Visual perception.
Hello! Hope everyone had a good weekend. Thank you to all the mom's and grans who spent the morning with us on Friday. We had a ball and the children certainly loved having you here! Please check our notice boards and Angelfish pockets on a daily basis.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
Copying-Any task that requires copying either construction or a picture of a construction.
Sorting-Encourage child to sort objects by colour,size or shape.
Puzzles- Encourage children to complete their own puzzle by identifying different pieces by looking at the colours and shapes. Thank you for all you support!
Have a blessed week.
Elraine and Monica xoxo

Penguins

Hi Everybody
A special thank you to the moms who took time out to spend the morning with their little ones on Friday. This is always a special time for them.
Our theme this week is Wild Animals.
EQ: Being a good friend.
You can encourage your child to make little gifts or a drawing for their friend.
You can arrange play dates to encourage friendships.
We are still working hard on art for the Auction.
Enjoy your week.
Bonita and Nawaal.

Dolphins

Hello Dolphin parents. First of all Happy Mommy’s Day to all  the moms. I am sure you had a wonderful day with your family.
Wow! What an awesome morning we had at school with all our moms and the children sang so beautifully!
Thanks to Jo and Nikki for the lovely cup-cakes.
Our EQ lesson : Helping children to work together and resolve conflict.
Our Theme: Senses.
We will focus on Sound
A time at home dancing and singing is an excellent way for children and parents to enjoy music together or even play musical chairs.
We are looking for newspaper please!!
Have a wonderful week.
Linda and Lara

Rainbow

Theme: Senses/sounds.  Skills: Auditory Perception-Listening skills. EQ: helping each other to calm down. Hello everyone, hope you had a great mother's day! Many thanks to all of you for celebrating with us on Friday and thanks again to Annie's mom for the delicious cakes for our children, they enjoyed. This week we will be focusing on the sense of hearing. For some tips, you can walk around with your child listening to different sounds eg birds. Try and speak once and make sure your child listens. Get them whilst they are still young. Help your child calm down in certain situations even by breathing in and out. Please don't forget our show and tell Wednesdays and if you have anything that goes hand in hand with our theme we really appreciate it. We are still working on different items for our Art Auction and children are enjoying it, they want to do more. If you have any concern about your child please feel free to chat with me. Have a wonderful week, Stella and Faith.

Emotional Literacy

Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it. - Harold S. Hulbert

Important Dates

IMPORTANT DATES FOR THIS MONTH:
13th May- BOG Meeting
21st May- Starfish and Angelfish outing to the Tokai Arboretum/Kalk Bay Park. 
28th May- Rainbow Swop ( Children visit from Masi)
29th May- Art Auction
12th June- Angelfish Cake sale
13th June- Possible work party for Fairy Garden upgrade (9am-1pm)
15th June- SCHOOL HOLIDAY – NO AFTERCARE!!!!
16th June- Public Holiday ( Youth Day )
22nd June- Reports to parents
25th June- Rainbow Swop
26th June- Last Day of the 2nd Term ( Dad’s Day and Sausage Braai )

For more details view the website events page

This Week's Menu

Mon- Macaroni and sausage
Tue- Mince pot
Wed-Fish Cakes
Thurs- Chicken a la king
Fri-Burgers and curls

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
Please read updates and messages on facebook.

And on that note...

Please don't hesitate to chat to me or the teachers if you have any queries or concerns.
Please follow us on Facebook and take a look at our website.

Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.
Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the back yard and blow bubbles.
Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favourite TV show.
Just for this evening, when I run my fingers through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given.
 
Regards, Paula

Birthday parties

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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