Pre-Primary Weekly Memo
11 September 2026

We had such a lovely variety of delicious contributions, and the Cake Sale was a big success! We truly appreciate your time, effort and generosity in helping make the day so special. Thank you!

WINTER QUARTER: 

12 September:  Open Day

13 September:  Happy Birthday Ntombi Ntlabe

15 September:  Happy birthday Zodwa Ntombizodwa

14 September:  Reports sent to parents 

15 - 22 Sept:     Report Feedback Meetings Grade 0000 - R 

18 September   Class Photographs (All Grades)

19 September   Happy Birthday Amy Dean

21 September   Concert Photographs (Grade R)

22 September   Concert Photographs (Grade 000 and 00) 

22 September:  Happy Birthday Lungi Voxeka 

23 September: Last day of the quarter
Heritage Dress Up Day All Grades (Boerewors rolls for lunch) 

24 September:  Public Holiday: Heritage Day  

SPRING QUARTER: 

14 October: Learners return

        Extra Murals Commence 

16 October: Cake Sale: Grade R (Owls, Christopher Robins and Rabbits) 

20 October: International Chefs Day: colour in paper hat and decorate a Marie biscuit

24 October: Happy Birthday Liezl Stander 

26 October: Happy Birthday Miseka Mqoto 

30 October: Cake Sale: Grade 00 and Grade R (Edward Bear’s)

6 November:   Grade R Graduation 08:45 - 11:00 SP Hall 

7 November: Happy Birthday Erin Liggett 

12 November: Happy Birthday Khanyo Rafisa-Tabo

13 November: Cake Sale: Grade 000, Crackerjacks and Grade R (Kanga’s) 

16 November: Happy Birthday Tali Maltz

21 November: Happy Birthday Brenda Dingile 

23 November: Principal Chantel reading to Grade R’s

24 November: 08h30 - 09h30 Sing Along Concert Grade 000 and 00 in PP Hall
      10h00 - 11h00 Sing Along Concert Grade 000 and 00 in PP Hall 

26 November: Jurassic Adventures Grade R

27 November: Jurassic Adventures Grade 00

27 November: Grade R Concert 15:00 - 16:00 JP Amphitheatre

30 November: Provisional (inclement weather) Grade R Concert - 15:00 - 16:00 JP Amphitheatre

30 November: Class lists released 

2 December: Bop Boppers - All grades (End of the year show)

3 December: Disney Dress-up and Class Parties

   Reports sent to parents 

4 December: Last day of the quarter - School closes at 11:00 

As the quarter draws to a close, we would like to take the opportunity to thank all the parents for their support throughout.

We invite parents to a report feedback meeting with your child’s class teacher. Click on the class links below to choose a preferred date and time.  We encourage every parent to take the time to book and diarise a feedback meeting. This is a very important meeting in terms of your child’s progress and finding out more about their days at school. It is also a wonderful opportunity to have the teacher’s undivided attention and focus on your child. It is a vital aspect of the home-school partnership, and it greatly assists each child’s development and progress when we work as a team.

Crackerjacks 

Tiny Tots

Tots 1 

Tots 2

Grade 000

Tigger's House

Piglet's House

Grade 00

Honey Bee's House 

Pooh Bear's House

Roo's House 

Grade R

Christopher Robin's House 

Edward Bear's House

Kanga's House

Owl's House

Rabbit's House 

Reports will be published on Monday, 14 September and will be available to all parents ahead of the report feedback meetings.
You can conveniently access your child's report through the Ed-admin Multi-Portal App, where it can be viewed and downloaded. For your ease, a step-by-step guide is below to assist you with the process.

This week, our Crackerjacks enjoyed lots of creativity, giggles and hands-on fun! They enjoyed getting creative as they made their own beautiful boats, proudly adding their own special touches to their creations.

Water play was a highlight on a sunny day, with the children using paintbrushes to “paint” water paths along the tall walls and pathway. They also had great fun filling the pavement with bright and colourful chalk drawings.

To end off a lovely week, we celebrated Special Person’s Day. It was wonderful watching our Crackerjacks welcome their special guests into their classroom, where they enjoyed playing together, sharing lots of hugs and creating clay crafts.

Our Week of Water Transport 🚢🌊

This week, our children explored the exciting world of water transport. We learnt about tugboats, submarines and cruise ships, and discovered the different ways people and goods can travel across and under the water. The children were especially fascinated to learn how small but powerful tugboats help guide much bigger ships safely in and out of the harbour.

For their creative activity, the children built and decorated their own submarines, carefully putting the different pieces together and adding their own special touches.

This week we also had the pleasure of welcoming our special people into the classroom for Special Persons Day. The children were so excited to show them around and share a little part of their school world with them. Together, they decorated a cup and planted a Spekboom to take home as a special reminder of their time together.

Thank you to all our special people who joined us and helped make the day so memorable. It was a lovely way to end another busy week of learning and fun!

This week was all about Book Week, and the children had so much fun exploring the wonderful world of books! We learnt about what a book is, the different parts of a book, as well as the difference between fiction and non-fiction. We also talked about why books are important and how they help us learn, imagine and explore new worlds.

The children loved getting carried away with their favourite books, reading together, sharing stories with their friends and exploring the different books around the classroom. Some even got creative and made their very own little books! 📖✨

A big thank you to all the families who joined us for our Special Person’s Day. The children had such a wonderful time sharing this experience with you, and we hope you enjoyed it just as much as they did! 

All Aboard Our Transport Adventure!

This week, Grade R continued exploring the world of transport, learning about travel by land, water and air. We also looked back on our trip to the Museum of Illusions, chatting about our bus journey, road signs, road safety and the different transport we spotted along the way.

The children enjoyed creating colourful transport scenes and working on a 3D project inspired by And We All Go Travelling By. During literacy, they made their own “ch” books and practised identifying and writing words beginning with the “ch” sound.

We also loved welcoming our special people for Special Person’s Day. The children enjoyed singing, painting and creating with their loved ones. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the morning so special!

⛺ A Little Before Care Adventure

After calling all our Before Care children to come inside and get ready for class, one little person eventually emerged from the tent with a very serious complaint:

“Principal Riëtte, you didn’t call me from the tent… I had such a good time in there that I forgot to listen to you!” 😂

Well… I suppose that is one way of explaining why the call to class went unanswered! 😄

It’s these wonderfully honest little moments that make working in a school so special. You never quite know what you’re going to hear when our Christopher Robins are around! ❤️

🎨 A Splash of Creativity!

Walking through the school today, we discovered another lovely little scene unfolding outdoors, our Christopher Robins were busy painting boxes and getting wonderfully creative! 🎨☀️

Paintbrushes in hand, colourful creations taking shape and plenty of enthusiasm along the way, the children were completely absorbed in their activity. There is something so special about watching little imaginations turn an ordinary box into something entirely their own. ✨

These are the moments that make a walk around our school so special. From tent adventures and very serious complaints to paint-covered masterpieces, there is always a little story waiting to be discovered around the next corner! 💛

And that’s our Little Tale from the Office for today! 🌿✨

When we hear the word innovation, we often picture technology, robotics or a child building something impressive with LEGO. But innovation begins long before that.

Innovation begins with little hands.

In the early years, children learn by touching, moving, creating, experimenting and exploring. Whether they are building with blocks, moulding clay, painting, cooking, gardening or figuring out how to make something work, they are developing the foundations of innovative thinking.

Hands-on learning encourages children to wonder, question, problem-solve and try again. It nurtures creativity, independence, perseverance and confidence, while teaching children that there can be more than one way to solve a problem.

Innovation isn’t about what children build. It’s about how they think while they are building it.

Give a child materials, time and the freedom to explore, and you give them the beginnings of innovation.

We were very fortunate to receive some wonderful Birthday Book donations this week!

Lebohang celebrated his birthday by donating Count My Blessings, Winnie the Whale and Words for Little Ears, while Spencer added a wonderful collection of favourites, including Where the Wild Things Are, Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, Tyrannosaurus Drip and A Squash and a Squeeze.

Hope-Jemma donated Magical Unicorn Tales by Claire Philip, filled with magical adventures, friendship and imagination, while Rorisang chose When Lion Feels Shy by Gemma Cary, a gentle story about navigating feelings of shyness and finding courage.

A very happy birthday to Lebohang, Spencer, Hope-Jemma and Rorisang! Thank you for celebrating your special days by giving the gift of a story for other children to enjoy.

We look forward to our class photographs next week! Please ensure that all children arrive at school on time, as we would like to get started as early as possible. Grade R photographs will begin from 08:00, followed by our younger children from 08:30.

By starting early, we hope to keep disruption to a minimum and ensure that our children don’t miss out on too much of their fun-filled learning day.

Thank you for another lovely week. We wish all our families a happy and restful weekend!