Hi Moms and Dads
Hope you all had a super long weekend.
It’s CAKE SALE week this week! This time it is the Penguin Class’ chance to provide the eats. We look forward to what you bring in on Friday. Please remember home-made treats are simply the best!!!!! Take this opportunity to bake with your child. They will love it and will learn and practice so many useful and important skills.
As Pre- school teachers, we bake with the children in our class. It’s a great activity for bonding as a group, the children learn so much, and we have a fun treat to share at the end of it. When your child is old enough to hold a spoon, you should start baking together too.
8 Benefits of baking with your child!
- It builds maths skills
- It enriches oral vocabulary
- It teachers scientific concepts
- It boosts reading skills
- Introduces life skills
- It develops fine motor skills
- It promotes social skills
Top 10 tips for baking with kids
1: Get out all the ingredients first.
2: Have all your supplies ready and close at hand.
3: Be prepared for a mess!
4: Read the recipe beforehand so you’re very familiar with it.
5: Talk to your child or children beforehand about what you’re going to do and how they are going to participate.
6: If it’s your first time baking with kids, or you have a toddler, choose a simple recipe.
7: If you have more than one child that you want to involve, have them figure out who is going to add each ingredient and do each part of the recipe beforehand.
8: While you are baking, if you have a very young child or an eager one (translation: impulsive) like mine, try putting all the ingredients out of reach until it’s time to add it.
9: Try allowing your child to create their own recipe!
10: Make a big deal about taste-testing the results together.
AND HAVE FUN!!!!!
OUR FUNDRAISER THIS TERM IS:
MINUTE TO WIN IT !!!!!!!! (WE HOPE TO BUY A NEW STOVE WITH THE MONEY RAISED!)
DATE: Friday 7th September 2018
TIME: 6.30pm for 7pm until 10.30pm
VENUE: Paul Greyling Hall
SPECIAL FEATURE: Free Babysitting at school
PRICE: R100 per person
BRING: Your games fun face and a plate of eats and drinks for your table
BRING FAMILY / FRIENDS AND BOOK A TABLE OF 8, OR JOIN A CLASS TABLE TO MAKE 8.
Table plans will be outside our child’s classroom this week.
The programme for the evening will also be up on the notice board this week.
We are looking for spot prizes for the evening. If anyone has contacts or items at home that they would like to donate, please let me or your class rep know!!!
This is a super fun event and certainly not to be missed!!!!!! Book your seat now!!!!!!!!!!!! And start practicing!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have a mom Lauren Rose who makes cakes for special occasions. Please see her ad on the notice board at school and her details here below:
FABULOUS FROSTING CUPCAKES AND TOPPERS!
Personalized 3D Cake Toppers, Themed Cakes and Cupcakes for every occasion.
Lauren Rose
064 654 9259
Facebook page link:
https://www.facebook.com/fabulousfrostingcupcakesandtoppers/
****We need scrap paper for the children to draw on, please if you have any at home or at your office, please bring it in to school.
Please check lost property every day. The box is outside the Angelfish Classroom. |
SECURITY GATE SYSTEM
For your child’s safety, please note that we have a gate security system that involves a fingerprint entrance device. Please use the bell, a button on the left hand side, in the little box at the gate if you have not registered your fingerprint yet. Cards will be issued to those whose fingerprints do not register properly.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU CLOSE BOTH GATES WHEN ENTERING AND LEAVING THE SCHOOL FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR CHILDREN! |
SCHOOL FEES
Please note that August School Fees are now due. Please pay timeously!!!
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.
Please note 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. |
EXTRA MURALS OFFERED AT FHPPS
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
Tuesday – Ballet(1.45pm-2.45pm)
-Possible Fitkids
Wednesday – Playball (12.30pm-1.30pm) -
- Rugby-12.35pm - 1.05pm
Thursday – Soccerstars 12.30pm-1.30pm
-Tumbling Stars (12.30pm-4pm) -
- Steps Ahead (2pm-3.30pm in Shark Classroom)
Friday – Tumbling Stars (12.30pm-4pm)
Extra mural:
Please note that all extra murals are for your account and you need to liaise directly with the coaches. There are wooden boxes in the passage just as you go into the morning care room. You are most welcome to place any correspondence into the relevant boxes. |
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Important
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SPARE CLOTHES
Please remember to pack in spare clothes as the days are still cold and wet. Please pack in extra socks and shoes too in case they get wet in the puddles!!!! |
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Don't Forget!
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FOOD FOR A FRIEND
Please remember to add a vegetable to your vegetable bowl in your child’s classroom. The vegetables are then used to make soup that is taken to Rainbow Educare on Wednesday!!!! Thanks Melodie for your delicious soup last week!!
Any other soup makers…… please come and let me know and I will organise veg and containers for you!!!!
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book the date
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OUR FUNDRAISER THIS TERM IS:
MINUTE TO WIN IT !!!!!!!! (WE HOPE TO BUY A NEW STOVE WITH THE MONEY RAISED!)
DATE: Friday 7th September 2018
TIME: 6.30pm for 7pm until 10.30pm
VENUE: Paul Greyling Hall
SPECIAL FEATURE: Free Babysitting at school
PRICE: R100 per person
BRING: Your games fun face and a plate of eats and drinks for your table
BRING FAMILY / FRIENDS AND BOOK A TABLE OF 8, OR JOIN A CLASS TABLE TO MAKE 8.
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NEWS FROM STAY AND PLAY
My cell no is 0835053451 if needed. (Ingrid)
(Jo) 0764128157
(Merle) 0847652020
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. |
As the days and evening get a little chillier!!!! Please remember…..
Wood for sale!
HARDEKOLE
Supplier of Namibian Kameldoring. Taste the difference!!!!!
R60 (18 kg bag)
Delivery can be arranged
Call Steve: 0833166594 |
OVERARCHING CONCEPT
Our Overarching Concept this term is RESPONSIBILITY!
This term we would like us all to be aware of and acknowledge our responsibility as parents, teachers, colleagues, friends and family etc. Our children too have responsibilities!!
EQ THEME
Going for goals!
I may not be able to give my kids everything they want but I give them what they need:
Love, time, and attention.
You can't buy those things! |
Class News
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Sharks
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EQ Waiting and Persisting
GENERAL Occupations
LANGUAGE Letter P potato, pupil, pea, parrot
MATHS Mass heavy and light. Length long/short, tall /
The children loved dress up day and the high light was Dashni visiting our class looking radiant and beautiful in her sari. The children were all eager to wear a Beanie on their forehead and tried hard to copy Dashni when she showed them how to dance and move their hands. They thoroughly enjoyed the vermicelli dessert and I was so please that all the children were willing to try it. Once they had tasted it a few children had 3 helpings! Thank you so much Dashni for the time and effort you put into organising everything, it was really very special. It is always so good to have parents visit the class to share a skill or something about themselves. This week we will be discussing Occupations so if you have something of interest to show or teach the class please share it with us. Skyler was so proud that his mother had come in to share her talent with us. So if you can draw, paint, sew, knit, do karate, dance or are good at woodwork come in and show us how to do it. Please tell your child about the work you do as they often reply my mom works in a office or they reply he/she goes to work. If your occupation requires you to use a special item eg an electrician uses a volt meter or a plumber uses a pipe wrench can you please send it to school. In our discussions I ask questions to get children to think about things and solve problems. I encourage them to think about who would use a specific object, when and how. We also link it to other occupations eg a stethoscope is used by a doctor, nurse and vet.
In our fantasy area we have set up a shop using toy SA money and the Checkers brand products. We set up a shop earlier this year and the children loved it. We have learned about SA currency and money so it will be good for the children to use it and to learn through play and experimentation.
In our EQ lessons we continued to discuss consequences for behaviour. Most of the children are independent and are able to resolve problems by themselves but a few children still need support. The boys have been very good with their shoes and clothing and are bringing their belongings inside.
Mathematics: I have put rulers, tape measures, pieces of string and balance scales on our maths table. The children are free to experiment with the media and will measure various objects in the class as well as the length of various objects and pieces of string. One of our activities this week will be tying shoelaces so please continue to help your child in this area.
Language: Please remember to send pictures or objects to school. We will also be playing phonics games and matching words to objects.
SKILLS TO LEARN THIS TERM
Tie a shoelace
Days of the week. Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Months of the year
Skipping with a rope
Dates to Diarise
Fri 17 August Penguin Cake sale
Fri 24 August NAPTOSA Teacher's Conference in George. I will be attending the conference and Teacher Rudo will teach the class.
Fri 7 September Minute to Win It Fundraiser for parents. This is a great evening and one I encourage you to attend.
Fri 21 September Grandparents Day and School closes until Tues 9 October.
Have a wonderful week
Dee and Rudo |
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Starfish
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EQ: Persistence/Resilience
IQ: Birds
Focus: Visual perception
Number Concepts: Recognition of numbers to 10, Understanding of more/less and equal
I hope all the mums had a fabulous "Women's Day" and everyone had a restful long weekend.
Over the next two weeks we will discuss "Birds" and "Persistence/Resilience" when trying to attain your goal. I am very proud of my Starfish class who are showing great persistence with their goals. So far there are already 3 children who have learned to tie their shoelaces this term. Continue to encourage them to practice their individual and our class goal, even if they have achieved it. Often once they can do it they don't practice and then they forget how to do it. When they get frustrated, encourage them and praise them for trying. The Goal box is filling up with goals from the children. There are still a few that have not yet posted their goal in the Goal Box.
Our Focus is "Visual Perception" over the next two weeks. Play shape games and number games to assist them visually recognize them. Ask them to find items hidden in pictures while you are reading. Play memory games. Blocks and Lego are great for visual perception. Encourage them to build puzzles too. While out walking ask them to spot numbers, shapes and colours in the environment.
For our number concepts this week we are concentrating on number recognition and the understanding of more/less and equal. Play little games involving more/less and equal and ask the children, how many more or how many less? Don't make it too hard? Start easy as we want them to succeed. How many sausages on your plate? How many sausages on dad’s plate? Who has more? How many more do they have?
Our outing to "Lakeside Fire Station" is coming up and there are still a few parents who have not signed the notice to allow their child to attend. Lifts are also needed, please! Thank you!
Dates to Diarise:
17 August - Penguin Cake sale - R5
24 August - Naptosa Teachers Conference - Teacher Faith to take the class as Mrs van Eyk is attending the conference in George
28 August - Starfish/Angelfish outing to Lakeside Fire Station 10am
7 September - "Minute to Win It" fundraiser for parents in Paul Greyling Hall. Get a table together and have fun. Babysitting available at school.
21 September - Grandparents Day/Term 3 ends
Wishing you a wonderful week filled with happiness, Colleen and Faith |
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Angelfish
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EQ: Persistence/Resilience
IQ: Birds
Focus: Visual perception
Number Concepts: Recognition of numbers to 10, Understanding of more/less and equal
I pray everyone had a well-rested long weekend ending off with a wet Sunday to stay indoors and snuggle up with the loved ones.
Over the next two weeks we will discuss "Birds" and "Persistence/Resilience". Continue to encourage them to practice their individual and our class goal, even if they have achieved it. Often once they can do it they don't practice and then they forget how to do it. When they get frustrated, encourage them and praise them for trying. The children have been achieving their goal in the classroom by trying to do things for themselves, they enjoy the challenge and I try my utmost best to keep them motivated.
Our Focus is "Visual Perception" over the next two weeks. Play shape games and number games to assist them visually recognize them. Ask them to find items hidden in pictures while you are reading. Play memory games. Blocks and Lego are great for visual perception. Encourage them to build puzzles too. While out walking ask them to spot numbers, shapes and colours in the environment.
For our number concepts this week we are concentrating on number recognition and the understanding of more/less and equal. Play little games involving more/less and equal and ask the children, how many more or how many less? Don't make it too hard? Start easy as we want them to succeed. How many sausages on your plate? How many sausages on dad’s plate? Who has more? How many more do they have?
Our outing to "Lakeside Fire Station" is coming up and there are still a few parents who have not signed the notice to allow their child to attend. Lifts are also needed, please! Thank you!
Dates to Diarise:
17 August - Penguin Cake sale - R5
24 August - Naptosa Teachers Conference - Teacher Monica to take the class as I will be attending the conference in George
28 August - Starfish/Angelfish outing to Lakeside Fire Station 10am
7 September - "Minute to Win It" fundraiser for parents in Paul Greyling Hall. Get a table together and have fun. Babysitting available at school.
21 September - Grandparents Day/Term 3 ends
Have a fun filled week.
Aneeka and Monica
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Penguins
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IQ theme: Dinosaurs
EQ theme: Persistence
Hello!
Hope you all had a great long weekend.
We all enjoyed the Talent show. The children were so excited to get on the stage and they did very well.
Thank you for your time and effort.
We'll be discussing the theme Dinosaurs for the following 2 weeks.
Please note we will not be having ‘Show and Tell’ this term.
Children may bring items for the theme table pertaining to the theme but no toys please.
Please check your child's pockets daily.
Please check our notice board daily.
Saadiqah and I will continue to do house visits. Please come and chat to me if you would like us to visit. This is the last term for house visits.
It'll be our turn to host cake sale on Friday 17th. Parents please need to send in some sort of treats either cupcakes, popcorn, biscuits etc.
The treats will be shared amongst the different classes.
"Throw kindness around like confetti"
Have a lovely week.
Elraine and Saadiqah
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Rainbow
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Theme : Sports I like
Skill : Gross motor
EQ : I can try new things in my learning.
Hello parents,
Welcome back from the long weekend, hope you had a wonderful short break.
We are still on ‘what do I like.’
Our theme this week is 'sports I like'
Relating to our theme on Friday we are going to have a dress up day on sporting clothes they like. It is also our sports day and we are going to have boerewors afterwards with the Turtle class so please send in a R10 towards this event.
In relation to our emotional literacy theme, please give children opportunities to make decisions and try new things.
Please remember Penguin Cake Sale on the 17th .
Have a blessed week
Stella and Lorraine |
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Turtle
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Theme: My environment-The sun
Skill- Extend art.
EQ theme: Waiting for what you want.
This week we shall be learning all about the sun.
We will be making edible treats and learning sun safety.
We have ‘show and tell’ on Tuesday please send an item from home to school that your child likes.
Together with the Rainbow class we will be having a boerewors day this coming Friday. Contribution will be R10 per child. Please bring in the money to be in no later than Thursday.
Have a fabulous week
Tania, Mastoera and Patience |
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Emotional Literacy
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| “We need to understand that greatness exists in all of us. We just need to learn how to apply it.” – Unknown |
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Important Dates
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| DATES TO DIARISE
AUGUST
Friday 17 August- Penguin Cake Sale
Friday 24 August –Sunday 26 August – NAPTOSA CONFERENCE IN GEORGE
PLEASE NOTE!!!! The teaching staff will be attending the Teacher’s Conference in George and will therefore not be at school on Friday 24 August. The Assistant Teachers will be taking the classes and we will make sure that there is enough support staff to assist as well.
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 4 September – BOG Meeting 7pm
Friday 7 September – MINUTE TO WIN IT FUNDRAISING FUNCTION FOR THE TERM
(This is a tentative date as it may change)
Friday 21 September – Grandparent’s Day.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS ALSO THE LAST DAY OF THE 3RD TERM. OUR SCHOOL CLOSES EARLIER THAN THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT THE END OF THIS TERM.
HOLIDAY CARE WILL RUN AS NORMAL FOR THE TWO WEEKS AND SCHOOL RE OPENS AGAIN ON TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER.
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For more details view the website events page
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This Week's Menu
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Mon: Boerewors and macaroni with tomato
Tues: Cheese and cucumber rolls with chips ( Electricity may be off)
Wed: Mince pot rice and sweet potato
Thurs: Macaroni and cheese
Fri: Chicken burgers and chips |
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The Usual Bits
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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 our closed Facebook page 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...
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This is what I hope that I have taught my child!
“Don’t compare yourself to the rest,
All that matters is that you try your best.
You are beautiful, funny and smart,
But what’s more important is what’s in your heart!
Wealth and status mean nothing at all,
A person with love is the richest of all!” |
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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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