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Hi Moms and Dads
Re-sending Newsletter for Penguin parents. Sorry didn't change their info.!!!!!!!!
This newsletter will be emailed every Monday to those of you on our mailing list. We would rather email to keep 'paper wise', but if you need a hard copy please let Jane know in the office and she will put one in your child's message pocket.
Please read these Monday Newsletters each week as IMPORTANT and all relevant information about the school, your children's classroom activities and the functions at the school will be written in it.
This newsletter is a very important form of communication.
This is the last week of Term 1 ! And a super happy Holiday is wished for all our wonderful Fhpps Families. Stay safe!!
Please note that we are having a problem with our land line. Telkom have a problem with one of the underground cables. We have phoned and have been put on the priority list but we are still waiting!!!!
We will be getting a school cell phone tomorrow so that we can be reached on that if necessary.
We would like to wish all our Christian Families a very Happy Easter.
May the Spirit of Christ come down and shine on us all, always.
We break up this Friday 31st March. Please encourage your child to dress up anything Easter!!!!
Please note that we do not close early on this day. We have a normal school day.
During the Easter Holidays the school is open for holiday care, from 7am-6pm. Ingrid together with her Stay and Play team and the assistants at our school will run the holiday programme on a roster basis. The teachers will not be at school but will be in and out on occasions to set up for the new term. There will be a holiday programme up in the Stay and Play room for you so see what activities they have planned for the holidays. We allow the children to bring a few extras to school during the holidays as a treat. Please chat to Ingrid or take a look at the programme. It will be up on Monday next week.
Please note!!!!
Those children who are permanent half or full day children do not pay any extra for the holidays, just their usual monthly school fee.
Those children who are not permanent Stay and Play children and only stay for the school morning are casuals and will be charged a holiday casual fee.
The rates are as follows:
Morning up until 2pm including lunch = R60/day
Full day up until 6pm including lunch = R100/day
CLASS REPS
Thank you for your support, please see your email with regards to the Easter Raffle hampers and meeting next term.
EASTER RAFFLE
Thank you for all the Easter eggs donated so far. If you have not brought yours in yet, please do so by Wednesday morning so that we can package our hampers. I will also be taking the eggs to Masi that morning.
R5 will get you a chance to win the hamper!!!!! You may enter as many times as you like!!!!!!!
Yummy chocolates for the whole family!!!!!
The Easter Bunny called last week and said that he will be in Fish Hoek on Friday and he is excited to hide some marshmallow eggs for our FHPPS children. Yay!!!! How lovely !!!!!!!
AFRICA A +
We had a wonderful meeting with the principals of the school involved in the Africa A+ programme. We shared, networked and participated in a wonderful workshop on leadership- it’s challenges, what leadership is and how to lead with passion, patience, integrity, enthusiasm, and confidence so that we support the team and grow forward together in the interests of the children. Thanks to Anya for all her inspiration and hard work.
FACEBOOK
If there are parents or family members still waiting to be accepted into our closed facebook group, please let me know so that I can accept them. Sometimes I do not recognise the name.
INDIVIDUAL AND CLASS PHOTOS
Photos are in the office.
WANTED
We are in need of newspaper and re-cycled paper for the art rooms. Please bring some in if you have any at home. Thanks! |
SCHOOL FEES
Please see statements in your child’s message pockets today. |
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 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 are an Independent school and rely heavily on School Fees to pay teacher's salaries and the upkeep of the school. We only receive a small subsidy from the WCED for our Grade R children.
We have bursar, Phyllis, who will be in charge of all fees and fee related issues. Please make contact with Phyllis if you have any fee related questions. (accounts@fhpps.co.za)
Sorry for the delay in sending out statements. We have started on a new system and it has taken longer than we thought to input all the data.
Statements will be available within this week. |
GATE SECURITY SYSTEM
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT THINK IT RUDE IF YOU CLOSE THE GATE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND YOU EVEN IF ANOTHER PARENT IS APPROACHING!!!!!!! YOU ARE BEING RESPONSIBLE AND CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. |
FOOD FOR A FRIEND
FOOD FOR A FRIEND EVERY WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORTHY INITIATIVE!!!!!!!!!!
AN EXTRA SANDWICH OR FRUIT OR SIMPLY A LOAF OF BREAD AND PEANUT BUTTER THAT WE CAN MAKE UP OURSELVES FOR THEM.
Rainbow Preschool is an Educare Centre in Masiphumelele with about 80 children ranging from 3 to 5 years old. We have developed a relationship with them and help them with their educational program, stationery and toys and the up keep of their building and garden.
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.
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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 TO APPLY SUNBLOCK TO YOUR CHILDREN EACH MORNING AND SEND A HAT TO SCHOOL. iT CAN BE VERY HOT IN OUR GARDEN. |
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book the date
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Saturday 22 April- OPEN DAY ( An opportunity for all new and prospective parents to come and view our school)
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MY SCHOOL CARD
Do you know about the ‘The My School Card?’ It is a great and easy way to make money for our school!!
MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet is one of South Africa's biggest fundraising programmes and allows you to make a difference, just by shopping. Every time you use your card at any of our partner stores they'll give back a percentage of your purchase value, on your behalf, to the school or charity you choose at absolutely no cost to you! Get your free card today. Every swipe counts! Apply on line: www.myschool.co.za |
NEWS FROM STAY AND PLAY
Sun hats to be worn daily please- we will apply sun cream as well.
Ingrid's cell no is 0835053451 if needed.
Jo's cell number is: 0754128157.
If you are running late in the afternoons and it's getting close to 6pm, please phone me to let me know.
We are looking forward to looking after your precious children.
Ingrid and her team. |
Class News
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Sea Horse |
Good Afternoon and welcome to week 10!!!
Hope everyone had a long wonderful weekend.
Last week was a hectic week, quite a number of the children in our class were sick with colds, coughs and measles as well as me being sick too.
I pray this week all our beautiful Seahorses will be well and rested for the week ahead.
I’m sure dad’s campout was exciting for all who joined in on the camp.
Last week I tried to put more input into the A+ approach, that Anya has taught us. We are playing more fun games in our morning ring with numbers and singing.
The kids are certainly enjoying the mornings more now and it sets off a good tone for our day.
I have also used the phrase : "adapt adopt and create" from A+ .
By using this in my classroom it has helped me to think in a bigger spectrum towards teaching the kids.
I have created number and matching games with tins, bottle tops, cardboard and paper.
This simple game has excited all the kids in the classroom as it is colourful and just simple day to day items that are used to create games. It’s a different way of teaching the children the same curriculum just with different recycled materials that could even be made at home with your child.
These games have been fun to play and the children are even asking me to take the games out as they really enjoying them.
This week will be a short and simple week. Wednesday will be show and tell please bring any items belonging to your pet.
Kind regards
Aneeka and Monica
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ANGELFISH CLASS
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Sharks |
EQ : Consolidation and how have you learned to make friends
General: My family and Easter
Maths: Revision of shapes and number. Left and right
Language: Letter N n nut, nurse etc
Thank you for attending the parent interviews. I appreciate you organising your day to meet with me to discuss your child's report. I find the time we spend together talking about your child most helpful and at times it gives me a better understanding of your child.
This week we are discussing our family. We will compare the similarities and differences in the various families in our class. I will link it to maths by making a graph for the amount of people in each family. It’s a good theme to link to EQ as we'll discuss the roles different family members have and how they as young children can help at home. Thank you for sending family and baby photos to school.
Over the next two weeks we'll be revising all the maths concepts we have learned this term. The children confuse left and right so please try and make them aware of it at home. Remember to make them aware of number in the environment and let them look for numbers and prices when you are shopping, this will keep them busy.
Language Letter ‘N’ ‘n’: The children who are bringing objects for the table are really showing an interest in the Letterland programme and in learning the letter. They enjoy comparing the different object brought and we match objects that are the same. We then count how many objects are the same and link the concept of more and less to it. I urge all of you to start helping your child to do their "homework" and bring things for the table.
On Fridays we do movement lessons in the back garden. I set out 5 "stations"/ activities for the children to work at and they rotate from one activity to another. I am so proud of how quickly the class has learned to work independently in groups. There is a leader in charge and there are times that they clash and argue but I let them try and solve the problem and only get involved when they are unable to resolve it or ask for help.
Please join our closed Facebook page because I try and post a few photos every week.
It’s hard to believe that the term is almost over and our last fun thing for this term is the Easter raffle. School closes on Friday 31 March and re-opens on Tuesday 18 April. There will be after care during the holidays from 7 am to 6 pm.
Have a good week
Merle and Dee
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Starfish |
EQ: Calming down/helping someone to calm down
IQ: The Beach and Sea Creatures
Focus: Language skills
Number Concepts: Introducing number 4, Recognising 1 to 4, Introduce the concept of more
Hope you all enjoyed your long weekend and had fun with your children. To all those who attended the Dad's Campout on Friday night, I hope you had a blast. You had the perfect weather for a lovely evening. Thank you to all those mums and grannies who helped with our beach outing last Monday. Your continuous support is much appreciated.
We continue to discuss "Calming down/helping someone to calm down" along with "The beach and sea creatures" this week. Thank you to all those parents who have encouraged your children to bring books and items to do with our theme. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the books at story time. Continue to encourage your child when angry and frustrated to try different ways to calm down. We have discussed, closing our eyes and counting to 10 or closing our eyes and thinking of something nice or fun. We have also discussed breathing deeply a couple of times. When they are angry at home, encourage this as it will become a norm instead of lashing out or saying something unkind to their friends.
We continue to focus on Language skills this week. Continue to encourage your child to make up stories using items from their bedroom, puppets or just by looking at the pictures in a book and making up their own story. Tell them short stories and ask them questions about the story to see if they were listening. Give them little tasks to do via an instruction and see if they can complete them.
Please continue to play little number games with your children. This week I played a game using a dice and they had to show me using their fingers, how many dots were showing on the dice. Memory games or matching games using number cards 1 to 4. This week I introduced the game "Go Fish" and they loved it. I have also played dominoes with them. Playing games improves concentration, listening skills, taking turns, sharing which are all vital skills to have.
Thank you to all those mums and dads who came to chat with me about your child's progress. I thoroughly enjoyed our time spent together.
PLEASE CAN EACH CHILD BRING IN ONE HARDBOILED EGG IN ITS SHELL BY TUESDAY 28 MARCH FOR AN EASTER EGG DYEING ACTIVITY. PLEASE PUT A REMINDER ON YOUR PHONE FOR THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE SHELL NEEDS TO BE UNBROKEN OTHERWISE IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE CHILDREN TO DRAW ON THE EGG. DO NOT BRING EXTRA EGGS FOR OTHERS, OTHERWISE I GET STUCK WITH TOO MANY EGGS. THANK YOU!!!
Dates to Diarise:
27 - 31 March - Easter Raffle
31 March - Last day of term (Easter Dress up)
Have a fun filled and happy week, Colleen and Mama Patience
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Angelfish |
EQ: Calming down/helping someone to calm down
IQ: The Beach and Sea Creatures
Focus: Language skills
Number Concepts: Introducing number 4, Recognising 1 to 4, Introduce the concept of more
Hope you all had a super long weekend! To all those who attended the Dad's Campout on Friday night, I hope you had a great time!
Thank you to all those mums and grannies who helped with our beach outing last Monday. Your continuous support is much appreciated.
We continue to discuss "Calming down/helping someone to calm down" along with "The beach and sea creatures" this week. Thank you to all those parents who have encouraged your children to bring books and items to do with our theme. We have enjoyed reading the books at story time. Please continue to encourage your child when angry and frustrated to try different ways to calm down. We have discussed belly breathing and counting to 4 when inhaling and exhaling. When they are angry at home, encourage this as it will become a norm instead of lashing out or saying something unkind to their friends.
We continue to focus on Language skills this week. Continue to encourage your child to make up stories using items from their bedroom, puppets or just by looking at the pictures in a book and making up their own story. Tell them short stories and ask them questions about the story to see if they were listening. Give them little tasks to do via an instruction and see if they can complete them.
Please continue to play little number games with your children. Memory games or matching games using number cards 1 to 4. We have introduced dominoes to the children. Playing games improves concentration, listening skills, taking turns, sharing which are all vital skills to have.
Thank you to all those mums and dads who came to parent interviews. It was lovely to get to know you all a little better and chat about your child's progress.
PLEASE CAN EACH CHILD BRING IN ONE HARDBOILED EGG IN ITS SHELL BY TUESDAY 28 MARCH FOR AN EASTER EGG DYEING ACTIVITY. PLEASE PUT A REMINDER ON YOUR PHONE FOR THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE SHELL NEEDS TO BE UNBROKEN OTHERWISE IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE CHILDREN TO DRAW ON THE EGG. DO NOT BRING EXTRA EGGS FOR OTHERS, OTHERWISE I GET STUCK WITH TOO MANY EGGS. THANK YOU!!!
Dates to Diarise:
27 - 31 March - Easter Raffle
31 March - Last day of term (Easter Dress up)
Have a lovely short week ahead!
Love Kimberly and Rudo
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Penguins |
EQ Theme: Calming down/helping someone to calm down.
IQ Theme: Easter
Hello!
Hope you all had an awesome weekend. Last week of term!! Time certainly flies when you're having fun!! We will be discussing Easter this week. Please encourage children to bring books or posters or anything relating to this theme. Our elderly ladies collection box will be out this week. Please donate any long life item such as tea, sugar, pckt of soup etc. We will be walking to the ladies on Wednesday 29th March. Children are to wear comfortable walking shoes please as well as their black school t-shirt. Thank you for all your creams and spa things. We had such a ball on Friday. Real madams and sirs! Thanks to those who attended the dad's camp out. The children had fun. We heard all about it on Wednesday. On Friday we've got our Easter dress up. Please no Super hero's or Princess's. You may make an Easter hat if you like. They can dress up as bunnies or chicks. Anything EASTERY. TOYS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT SCHOOL PLEASE. I am becoming very firm about this. I will be confiscating toys and locking it up in my cupboard. Unless it is for our theme table it is not allowed at school. Thank you for a wonderful 1st term. I appreciate all your efforts and support. Wishing you a blessed, safe Easter xx
Dates to diarise:
29 March- walk to elderly ladies
31March- last day and Easter dress up.
Have a great week!!!
Keep smiling because when you smile the world smiles with you.
Elraine&Saadiqah
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Rainbow |
EQ: I can work/play in a group
Skill: Intellectual skills - Number 2 concept Hello everyone, Trusting you had a super long weekend.
A special thanks to all Rainbow parents for managing to have interviews with me. I appreciate all we discussed and your co-operation helps me understand your precious children better. Thank you for trusting and working so well with me. Any concerns please feel free to arrange a meeting with me or The Principal.
This week we will be learning about Easter and it's meaning through stories and activities.
We will also learn about the value of the number 2, use objects and body parts to understand the concept.
On Emotional literacy we will continue to encourage them to play and work together through games and work. At home try and give them meaningful work like packing away and help set the table so they can feel involved.
Have a lovely 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
PLEASE COULD I ASK IF ALL PARENTS FETCHING THEIR CHILDREN FROM SOCCER STARS AND TUMBLING STARS ON A THURSDAY AT 1.30PM, AS WELL AS PLAYBALL ON A TUESDAY AT 1.30PM, PLEASE COME THROUGH THE BACK GATE, TO AVOID DISTURBING THE CHILDREN WHO ARE RESTING.
Monday – Dynamic Kidz 2pm (Development through Sport, Kinetics & Occupational Therapy
Type: Cricket, Soccer, Rugby, Hockey, Basketball, Netball, Kinetics & Occupational Therapy
Coach: Grant Rosenkowitz
Cell: 084 777 1212
Email: dynamickidzcoachgrant@gmail.com
Cost: R320 per term
Tuesday – Ballet(2pm-3pm
Wednesday – Playball (12.30pm-1.30pm)
Thursday – Soccerstars 12.30pm
-Tumbling Stars (12.30pm-4pm)
- Steps Ahead ( 2pm-3.30pm in Starfish Classroom)
Friday – Tumbling Stars (12.30pm-4pm)
Judo_ with Jessica Butcher (073 6238019)
Lessons will be held at the Moya Center on Kommetjie Road and not at school.
Children turning 5 this year and Grade R children are welcome to go for a free trial lesson.
Tuesdays : 1.30pm-2.30pm
OVERARCHING CONCEPT
Relationships
EQ THEME
New beginnings
DATES TO DIARISE TERM 1
MARCH
The week of 27th March- Easter raffle
Friday 31st March - Last day of Term 1.
APRIL
Tuesday 18th April- Term 2 starts
Friday 21st April- Starfish Cake sale
Saturday 22 April- OPEN DAY ( An opportunity for all new and prospective parents to come and view our school) |
For more details view the website events page
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This Week's Menu |
Wed-Veg and Chicken nuggets
Thurs-Macaroni and Cheese
Fri- Smilie faces and viennas. |
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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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“The greatest gift a parent can give a child is self-confidence.”
― Stewart Stafford |
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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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