Pre-Primary Weekly Memo
18 September 2026

Dear Parents,

With Heritage Day around the corner, there’s a little extra South African spirit in the air! 🇿🇦

It’s a lovely reminder of the wonderful diversity— different families, cultures, languages and traditions, all coming together.

And with the end of the quarter just days away, there is certainly plenty to celebrate. So, before we pack away the school bags for a well-earned spring break, here’s a little look at what our little ones have been up to this week…

WINTER QUARTER: 

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

19 September   Happy Birthday Amy Dean

22 September:  Happy Birthday Lungi Voxeka 

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

24 September:  Public Holiday: Heritage Day  

Concert Photographs dates have now moved: 

27 October:   Concert Photographs (Grade 000 - R)

28 October:  Concert Photographs (Grade 000 -R) 

All concert attire are provided by the school. 

Please follow the link below to sign up your little one for the Spring Quarter Extra Mural activities. The cut-off date for sign-ups is Friday, 25 September. After that, the form will be locked for submissions, and extramurals will start on Wednesday, 14 October. 

Spring Quarter Extra Mural Sign Up Form

Little Chefs 

📌 Previously Enrolled Learners:
If your child has previously attended Little Chefs, your child is not eligible to sign up again. We kindly ask that you do not complete this form, as we would like to give learners who have not yet had the opportunity to participate a chance to join.

📌 Limited Spaces Available!
We have space for only 30 learners, so places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The form will close once we reach capacity.

Little Chefs Sign Up Form

To ensure that all Grade R learners have a fair chance to participate, this form is reserved for NEW sign-ups only.

📌 Previously Enrolled Learners:
If your child has previously attended Little Chefs, your child is not eligible to sign up again. We kindly ask that you do not complete this form, as we would like to give learners who have not yet had the opportunity to participate a chance to join.

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 

27 October:   Concert Photographs (Grade R)

28 October:  Concert Photographs (Grade 000 and 00) 

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 

It’s been all about community helpers in Crackerjacks this week! 🚒🚑

We’ve chatted about doctors, nurses, firefighters, builders and vets, and had great fun discovering all the different vehicles they use. Our listening game was a firm favourite — there were some very enthusiastic guesses as we tried to match each sound to the right vehicle!

Of course, this led to the very important question of what everyone wants to be when they grow up. We have future ballerinas, vets, doctors and builders in our midst… and naturally, a good number of princesses and superheroes too! Our little fire engines at the art table fitted perfectly with the week’s theme.

There was plenty of noise during music ring as we sang Miss Polly and Down by the Station and brought out the percussion instruments. 🎶

And with a few chilly, rainy spring days keeping us indoors, the block rooms were put to very good use. We experimented with moving pieces and characters in the Duplo room, while our budding builders got to work on towers, houses and all sorts of wonderful soft-brick creations.

What a week! We took to the skies for the final week of our transport theme, exploring the exciting world of air transport. From hot air balloons and aeroplanes to jet engines and rocket ships, there was plenty to discover!

A highlight was designing our very own paper aeroplanes before heading outside to put them to the test. A wonderfully windy day made for some interesting flight paths—and a few crash landings! Our little engineers quickly discovered how wind affects flight and even became expert aircraft mechanics, repairing bent noses and getting their planes back into the sky.

What a fun, hands-on way to end our journey across land, sea and air!

What a fun and exciting week we had learning all about different occupations! Our Grade 00s loved dressing up as what they would like to be one day and proudly telling their friends all about their future dreams.

From doctors and teachers to firefighters, police officers and so many more, it was so special seeing their little personalities shine through as they shared what they would like to be when they grow up.

We had so much fun learning, pretending and dreaming together! 🌟

What a magical, action-packed week exploring travel across land, sea, and air! In art, we painted dreamy watercolour skies for hot air balloons featuring our tiny aviators inside, launched pattern planes with loop-the-loop cloud trails, and created colourful shape vehicles.

Our explorers also expanded our interactive town map with detailed roads and pastures, engineered wearable wristwatches with moveable parts in robotics, and soaked up the sunshine with hands-on table activities. It was a week full of big ideas, teamwork, and joyful discovery!

A Very Important Job

“Teacher Kim! Teacher Kim! I have a job — I am a chair manager!”

And just like that, at the grand old age of 5, a career was launched. 😄

With Occupations as their theme, our little ones have clearly been giving their futures some serious thought. While some may dream of becoming doctors, firefighters or engineers, this young man has found his calling.

Chair Manager.

We’re not entirely sure what the benefits package looks like, but judging by the enthusiasm, management suits him perfectly! 😂

Our Grade R learners recently enjoyed an exciting LEGO challenge: designing and building their own wearable watches.

Using LEGO pieces and connectors, learners had to problem-solve, experiment and work together to make their ideas work. There was no “correct” design — creativity was encouraged!

We saw wonderful creations, including space watches, garden watches and even shrinking watches. Along the way, learners practised collaboration, critical thinking and perseverance.

This activity showed that innovation can begin with something as simple as LEGO, imagination and the freedom to explore.

Happy Birthday to Kourtney, Arthur, Gray, Iyana and Liya! We hope you had the most wonderful birthday celebrations.

A very special thank you for the beautiful books donated to our library in celebration of your birthdays. 💛

Kourtney delighted us with The Little Mermaid and some magical unicorn stories, Arthur donated Raccoon on the Moon by Russell Punter, Gray added Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, Iyana treated us to Pumpkin Finds Her Beat by Bianca Flanders, and Liya donated the timeless classic The Railway Children by E. Nesbit.

Thank you for helping our library grow and for sharing the wonderful gift of stories with us!

Happy Birthday

It’s time to celebrate! We would like to wish our lovely Amy and Lungi the happiest of birthdays!

Amy will celebrate her special day on 19 September, and Lungi will celebrate hers on 22 September! 

May your birthdays be filled with love, laughter and plenty of reasons to smile. Wishing you both a wonderful year ahead, filled with many happy moments!

Happy Birthday, Amy and Lungi! We hope you both have a very special day!