Hi Moms and Dads
PLEASE SEND IN ANY OUTSTANDING SPONSOR FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
For your information- Please note that we have had a case of Childhood “Hand, Foot and Mouth’ illness in the Turtle Class. Please read the information below and monitor your children for any symptoms.
Facts About Hand-Foot-and-Mouth
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease, or HFMD, is caused by a virus. Symptoms include ulcers, or sores, inside or around the mouth, and a rash or blisters on the hands, feet, legs, or buttocks. And while it's not pleasant, it also isn't serious.
Anyone can get the disease, but children under age 10 are most likely to catch it. You can take steps to ease the symptoms while it runs its course, though.
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What Causes It?
The viruses that usually cause hand-foot-and-mouth are named coxsackievirus a16 and enterovirus 71. In fact, you might hear your child’s doctor refer to it as the coxsackie virus.
Your child can catch hand-foot-and-mouth through contact with someone who has it, or from something that's been in contact with the virus, like a toy, tabletop, or doorknob. It tends to spread easily in the summer and fall.
Symptoms
Early symptoms may include fever and a sore throat. Painful blisters similar to cold sores can show up on the inside of your child's mouth or on his tongue.
He might get a rash on the palms of his hands or the soles of his feet a day or two after the first symptoms appear. This rash may turn into blisters. Flat spots or sores may pop up on the knees, elbows, or buttocks. He could have all of these symptoms, or only one or two.
Mouth sores can make it hurt to swallow, so be sure your child gets enough water and calories.
How Is It Diagnosed?
Your doctor will ask about your child’s symptoms and look at any sores or rashes. This is usually enough to decide if it’s hand-foot-and-mouth disease with no extra tests. But he might take a throat swab or a stool or blood sample to be sure.
How Is It Treated?
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease should go away on its own after 7 to10 days. There is no treatment for the illness and no vaccine. You can ease your child’s symptoms with:
• Over-the-counter pain relievers like ibuprofen (Advil) or acetaminophen (Tylenol) or numbing mouth sprays. Don’t use aspirin for pain -- it can cause serious illness in children.
• Cold treats like Popsicles, yogurt, or smoothies soothe a sore throat.
• Anti-itch lotion, like calamine, can help against rashes.
Stop the Spread
Your child is most contagious in the first 7 days. But the virus can stay in her body for days or weeks after symptoms go away and it could spread through her spit or poop. The best way to prevent that is to wash hands thoroughly. That applies to you, too, after you change a diaper or wipe a runny nose.
Your child should be fever- and symptom-free before she goes back to school or daycare. Check with your doctor if you aren’t sure whether she’s still contagious.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is not the same as foot-and-mouth disease, which comes from a different virus and only affects animals.
SHARK CAKE SALE
Thanks for the eats sent in on Friday for our cake sale. The yummy treats were enjoyed by us all.
HAND SANITIZER
The alcohol hand gel is 70% Ethanol with Tea Tree and emollients in the gel. This is a waterless product manufactured to medical standards and used in the hospital sector.
Please put your name on the list outside your child’s classroom if you would like to order some.
500ml bottle: R45.00
Box of 20; R900.00
INDIVIDUAL AND CLASS PHOTOS
Debbie will be at school 14th and 15th March to take individual and class photos. The thumbprints will be available for you to view a few days after the photos have been taken and an envelope detailing the necessary payment options will be put in your child’s pockets.
DAD’S CAMP OUT
Come and join us at school for a camp out with your dad and let the moms have a night off or a night out with the girls!!!!!!
R60 per site/family- can be booked with Jane in the office.
THANKS TO STEVEN SCHNUGH FOR DONATING 5 BAGS OF WOOD FOR OUR DAD’S CAMP OUT TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY 16 MARCH.
BRAAIS WILL BE AVALIABLE FOR COOKING FOOD AND FUN IS HAD BY ALL. REMEMBER TO BOOK THE DATE!!!!!!!!!!
PROGRESS REPORTS/MEETING
Please make a meeting time to see your child’s teacher so that she can discuss your child’s progress so far. The rosters are up in your child’s classroom. This is a wonderful opportunity for both parents to meet and chat to the teacher and learn more about
what happens at school during the day and all the wonderful things your child does and is able to do during his/her day.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR!!
If anyone has a contact for buying buttons in bulk, please let us know as we would like to buy some for the art rooms.
Also we are in need of paper for art and drawing. Please let us know if you may have a contact for paper. We are happy to have used paper with one blank side.
Please check lost property every day. The box is outside the Angelfish Classroom.
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SECURITY GATE SYSTEM
For your child’s safety, please note that we have a gate security system. It involves a fingerprint entrance device and we ask each new parent to please have their fingerprint registered into the system, as well as any grandparents who frequently fetch the children. You need to do this with Jane in the office. Jane has a control device, to let in visitors.
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 March School Fees are now due. Statements have been sent to you via email or placed in your child’s message pockets.
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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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!!!
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Don't Forget!
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FOOD FOR A FRIEND
Donations to Rainbow Preschool
Each week we collect fruit and sandwiches and take them to Rainbow Preschool to distribute among the children there. We will take the food to them on a Wednesday morning.
Rainbow Preschool is an Educare Center in Masiphumelele with about 80 children ranging from 3 to 6 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.
Please bring an extra fruit or sandwich and put it in the Mandela box, situated at the door, outside the office, 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!
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book the date
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Friday 16 March_ Dad’s Camp Out |
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NEWS FROM STAY AND PLAY
Welcome to all new and old aftercare children.
Sun hats to be worn daily please- we will apply sun cream as well.
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. |
Wood for sale! Steve sells wood to the public.
See below and on the notice board for Steve’s details if you would like to order wood for your braais at home or stock up for winter!!!!!
HARDEKOLE
Supplier of Namibian Kameldoring. Taste the difference!!!!!
R60 (18 kg bag)
Delivery can be arranged
Call Steve: 0833166594 |
OVERARCHING CONCEPT
Our Overarching Concept is RELATIONSHIPS.
We value the relationships that we develop and have with our children, parents and colleagues and we will be nurturing and growing these relationships over the first term.
EQ THEME
New beginnings
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Class News
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Sharks
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EQ: Solving a problem
General: Our body external and internal
Language Skills: C cat,cow, cucumber
Numeracy Skills: Measurement Time Day/night Height Tall / short
Position behind/in front figure ground.
The children enjoyed the first cake sale of the year. Thank you for supporting it and sending in cakes and treats.
Reports will be handed out on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 March. I have put up a roster for you to fill in on our notice board in the class. Please select a time that suits you to have a meeting with me to collect and talk about your child's report.
This week we will be learning about our body parts, their purpose and how they function. We sing lots of body song and do actions involving the various body parts. I have noticed that children still confuse elbows, shoulders, wrists, hips and ankles. please re-inforce these parts at home when getting dresses or playing games eg I'm thinking of a body part that is in the middle of your arm and helps your arm to bend.
In maths this week we will compare the difference and similarities between day and night and relate it to time. This is an introduction to time - morning, afternoon and night. We will also discuss height- short and tall. I will link it to ordinal number each group will organise themselves from the shortest to the tallest and vice versa. We will then give their position- 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. I will continue to develop and extend the children's awareness of shapes in the environment and in pictures.
Thank you so much for sending so many things in for the Language Table. The children loved showing everyone their pictures and objects and everyone is encouraged to talk about what they bring. It is such a good exercise as I link it to maths and also use the objects sent in to teach general knowledge. We counted how many children brought umbrellas and we compared the umbrellas by discussing their similarities and differences. As I mentioned at the Parent Discussion my aim is to get the children to think critically and solve problems and not just teach facts. You can send real objects, drawings done by the children or pictures from a magazines. It's a great opportunity for you to spend quality time with your child and it will help to extend their language skills.
In EQ last week we discussed our feelings and emotions in various situations and how we can respond in a positive manner. I told stories relating to being bullied, being left out of a game, feeling lonely and dealing with fighting. In each situation we discussed all the characters feeling and how they responded in the situation and alternative ways they could have responded.
Activities and skills to practice at home- colours, shapes, cutting exercises, writing names correctly according to the script I sent home in week 2. Please continue to make your children aware of shapes in the environment. 3 d shapes are solid and fat not flat and they take up space - a sphere(ball), cylinder(a can), cube(dice), cuboid or rectangular prism ( a building tall), a cone( party hat) and a pyramid. Help your child to learn their date of birth eg 12 May.
DATES TO DIARISE
Fri 16 March Dad's camp out
Mon 19 March Collect reports and parent interviews
Tues 20 March Collect reports and parent interviews
Wed 21 March Public Holiday School is closed no A/C
Wed 28 March School closes for Easter Holiday/ re-opens on Tues 10 April
Have a wonderful week
Dee and Rudo |
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Starfish
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EQ: Solving a problem
IQ: My family including our pets
Focus: Visual Perception
Number Concepts: Introduce number 3, Recognise 1,2 and 3
We continue to discuss "My family including our pets" along with "Solving a problem". Please remember family and pet photo's to show friends. Thank you to those who have brought family and pet story books which I have read at story time. Please encourage your children to talk when a problem arises and not to lash out at their peers. Encourage them to verbalise what the problem is, how they and their peer is feeling and a good way to resolve it instead of lashing out. Encourage them to ask for help if they are unable to resolve the problem.
MINI WALK SPONSOR ENVELOPES ARE DUE ASAP! THANK YOU
Our outing to Windmill beach is coming up on Friday 16 March. Please read our notice on the board with all the necessary information. There are still a few parents who have not signed to say their child can go. Please sign ASAP! Thank you
Dad's Campout is coming up on Friday 16 March, here at school. This is an evening for dads and children to enjoy. They spend the night camping in our school garden and braaing their dinner. Please book your campsite ASAP at the office with Jane. Site cost R60.
Parent Interviews begin on Monday 19 March. I will be doing them over 3 days. Please see our notice board to book your time. 15 minutes are allowed per slot. Please be on time, so I can stick to my schedule. Thank you!
We continue to focus on "Visual Perception" this week. Encourage your children to build puzzles, play games involving shapes, colours and numbers. Play lotto games or matching games. When reading bed time stories, ask questions about the pictures, or ask them to find items in the pictures.
Individual and class photos will be done on the 14/15 March here at school.
Dates to diarise for March:
14/15 March - Individual/class photos taken at school
16 March - Starfish/Angelfish outing to Windmill Beach from 9-12pm
16 March - Dads campout at school 530pm - Book your campsite
19 March - Parent interviews 330-8pm
20 March - Parent interviews 2-6pm
21 March - Human Rights Day - Public holiday (No school/Stay and Play)
22 March - Parent interviews 2 - 6pm
28 March - Term 1 ends (Normal Time 1230pm)
Have a wonderful week, spending time with your precious children
Colleen and Faith |
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Angelfish
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EQ: Solving a problem
IQ: My family including our pets
Focus: Visual Perception
Number Concepts: Introduce number 3, Recognise 1,2 and 3
Afternoon all parents and welcome to our new little angel fish, Saliha Moosa who started on 1st March.
We continue to discuss "My family including our pets" along with "Solving a problem". Please remember family and pet photo's to show friends. Please encourage your children to talk when a problem arises and not to lash out at their peers. Encourage them to verbalise what the problem is, how they and their peer is feeling and a good way to resolve it instead of lashing out. Encourage them to ask for help if they are unable to resolve the problem.
MINI WALK SPONSOR ENVELOPES ARE DUE ASAP! THANK YOU.
Our outing to Windmill beach is coming up on Friday 16 March. Please read our notice on the board with all the necessary information. There are still a few parents who have not signed to say their child can go. Please sign . Thank you
Dad's Campout is coming up on Friday 16 March, here at school. This is an evening for dads and children to enjoy. They spend the night camping in our school garden and braaing their dinner. Please book your campsite ASAP at the office with Jane. Site cost R60.
Parent Interviews begin on Monday 19 March. I will be doing them over 3 days. Please see our notice board to book your time. 15 minutes are allowed per slot. Please be on time, so I can stick to schedule. Thank you!
We continue to focus on "Visual Perception" this week. Encourage your children to build puzzles, play games involving shapes, colours and numbers. Play lotto games or matching games. When reading bed time stories, ask questions about the pictures, or ask them to find items in the pictures.
Individual and class photo's will be done on the 14/15 March here at school.
Dates to diarise for March:
14/15 March - Individual/class photos taken at school
16 March - Starfish/Angelfish outing to Windmill Beach from 9-12pm
16 March - Dads campout at school 530pm - Book your campsite
19 March - Parent interviews 330-8pm
20 March - Parent interviews 2-6pm
21 March - Human Rights Day - Public holiday (No school/Stay and Play)
22 March - Parent interviews 2 - 6pm
28 March - Term 1 ends (Normal Time 1230pm)
Have a blessed week ahead.
Aneeka and Monica |
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Penguins
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IQ theme: My Family
EQ theme: Solving a Problem
Hello!
Trust you all had a lovely weekend.
Thank you to those who have brought water. Much appreciated.
On the 19th, 20th and 22nd March I will be doing parent interviews. Please select a suitable time slot to come and see me.
Please encourage children to unpack their own bags and please label items as far as possible.
It is very hot in the garden and I have been putting sunblock on the children but please send a hat to school as well.
NO TOYS AT SCHOOL PLEASE!
Please check your pockets daily as well as our notice board.
Saadiqah and I are doing house visits. Please chat to me if you would like us to visit.
Please send a family photo to school.
On Friday the 9th March we will be having a dress up day. Children are please to dress up as the occupation that their mom or dad does eg: Teacher, Secretary, Artist etc.
Thank you for all of your love and support!
Have a fantastic week.
"Keep smiling because when you smile the world smiles with you"
Elraine and Saadiqah |
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Rainbow
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Theme : Senses
Skill : Visual discrimination
EQ : Belonging - I know the people in my class /group.
Hello everyone,
Trusting you had a good weekend.
This week we are learning about Senses, encouraging children to use all their senses. We will also gather and sort objects in nature and use them in our Art activities. At home, provide opportunities for your child to experience things through their senses. For example walk barefooted on the beach, play with soap, foam, bake etc.
Please note every Wednesday we are going to have 'show and tell'. Please help children choose their show and tell items which are theme related.
Interviews are on the 19th and 20th of March. Please find the time slot that is convenient to you from the form in our Classroom and sign in.
Enjoy your week,
Stella and Lorraine.
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Turtle
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Hi to all our Turtle Class parents.
I just want to introduce myself to you, my name is Linda Metcalf and I will be helping Mastoera and Mama Patience to take care of your little ones for a while until they can find a great teacher for our class. I am so looking forward to spending time playing with them all and taking care of their special needs. They are all precious and cute.
Please if your child has a favourite book or puppet book he or she likes to look at please send to school for us to read it to them. I will keep it on my safe shelf. Please remember to bring in a fruit every morning with their snack so we can cut little pieces for them to share. I have an open door policy. If you need to chat to me or tell me anything, if I can I will be available.
Have a great week ahead.
Linda, Mastoera and Mama Patience x
Hi Turtle Parents
I will be available to chat to you about your child’s progress so far during the week of Monday 19th March.
A roster with times is up on the Turtle notice board. Please take this opportunity to come and chat and hear all that has been happening this term with your child.
Regards
Paula Wickham |
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Emotional Literacy
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| Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded. - Jess Lair |
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Important Dates
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DATES TO DIARISE
MARCH
Tuesday 6 March _ BOG meeting for members of the Board 7pm
Wed and Thurs 14 and 15 March_ Individual and class photos will be taken at school.
Friday 16 March_ Dad’s Camp Out
Week of Monday 19 March_ Parent interviews re your child’s progress.
Wednesday 21 March_ Public Holiday( Human Rights Day)
Wednesday 28 March_ Last day of term one. ( We finish normal time) |
For more details view the website events page
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This Week's Menu
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Mon: Mince pot with vegetables
Tues: Pasta
Wed- Chicken a La King with vegetables
Thurs- Fish and Chips and salad
Fri- Chicken burgers and curls |
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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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| ‘A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his /her parents will not have true respect for anyone.’ Billy Graham |
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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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