Dear Parents

We are incredibly proud of our children for their outstanding performances in our 100 Aker Wood Concert. Due to the unexpected weather, we had to make a last-minute venue change, but our little superstars adapted beautifully and took it all in their stride. Despite the changes, they did remarkably on stage and delivered performances that filled us with pride. Well done to every one of our stars, you were absolutely amazing!

A heartfelt thank you to our parents, families and staff for your support, flexibility and encouragement throughout the concert week.

A friendly reminder to please place your order for the concert photograph if you would like to purchase one. 

Individual Photographs

A special reminder that our learners will be having their individual photographs taken next week.

Thursday, 11 June
Individual photographs for Grades 000 and R

Friday, 12 June
Individual photographs for Crackerjacks and Grade 00

We look forward to capturing our little ones! 📸✨

Report Feedback Meetings

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

Tiggers House

Piglets House

Grade 00

Honey Bees House

Pooh Bears House

Roos House 

Grade R

Christopher Robin House

Edward Bears House

Kangas House

Rabbits House 

Owls House

Reports will be published on Monday, 15 June 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 attached to assist you with the process.

Ed-admin Multi Portal App

Parents are encouraged to download the Ed-admin Multi Portal App. This platform will be used to send important notifications and updates, and it will also provide access to children’s reports when they are released.

Ed-admin Multi Portal App

Parents are encouraged to download the Ed-admin Multi Portal App. This platform will be used to send important notifications and updates, and it will also provide access to children’s reports when they are released.

A Peak Into Our Week 

Crackerjacks

This week in Crackerjacks was filled with creativity, exploration and joyful learning. Our little ones enjoyed beautiful art activities, time spent exploring outside and many special moments singing songs and listening to stories together.

A highlight of the week was watching the children search for little animals hidden in the paper shredding. This encouraged curiosity, sensory exploration, language development and plenty of excitement as they discovered and named what they had found.

The classroom was also alive with box construction. Building with boxes is such valuable play, as it encourages imagination, problem-solving, teamwork and early planning skills. The children learn to create, balance, stack, design and talk about their ideas while working together in such a hands-on way.

The classroom was filled with their own sweet stories, songs and conversations as they shared ideas, used their imaginations and expressed themselves beautifully.

We are so proud of all our Crackerjacks and the confidence, curiosity and joy they bring to each day.

A little request: Please send any empty boxes to the Crackerjack classes. We would love to use them for more creative construction play. 📦✨

Grade 000

The Tiggers and Piglets have had a very busy and exciting week! A major highlight was our concert performance. For many of the children, this was a brand-new experience, and all their hard work and practice leading up to the special day was truly worthwhile. They sang with such enthusiasm, confidence, and heart. It was incredibly special to see our little superstars up on stage performing so beautifully. We are immensely proud of each and every one of them for their courage, effort, and wonderful performance.

Our Under the Sea theme continued this week, bringing lots of excitement and creativity into the classroom. We enjoyed reading The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson, which the children absolutely loved. Inspired by the story, we created beautiful ocean-themed backgrounds for our latest art activity. The children then decorated whale tails with silver and gold confetti, while each child carefully added a colourful pasta shell to represent the little snail. The finished artwork is absolutely stunning, and we are so proud of the creativity and effort that went into every piece.

What a wonderful week of learning, creating, and celebrating together!

Grade 00

What a busy, brilliant week we’ve had in Grade 00! We are wrapping up our theme on Birds and the children have been absolutely captivated by our feathered friends. They were utterly fascinated to learn that some birds spend their entire lives with their feet firmly on the ground. We discovered that the giant ostrich can actually run faster than a racehorse! We also explored some other amazing birds, like beautiful pink flamingos that can sleep while standing on just one leg, woodpeckers that use their strong beaks like jackhammers to find bugs in tree bark, and quiet owls that can turn their heads almost all the way around. You can certainly ask your little ones to share some of these fun facts with you at home!

Behind all the bird fun, we have also been working incredibly hard on our fine motor skills this week. To help build up those crucial hand muscles and coordination, the children have been tearing, cutting, pasting, and drawing. We also spent time piecing together puzzles, which is fantastic for their spatial awareness and problem-solving skills.

The absolute highlight of our week, however, was our concert. The children practised extremely hard to memorise their moves, and all that effort truly paid off. They were so incredibly excited to perform for you, and we are just so proud of how beautifully they did on stage. Thank you all for coming to support our little stars!

Grade R

What an exciting second week of our Space theme! Our Grade R astronauts have been busy exploring the wonders of outer space through a variety of creative and hands-on activities. We created stunning galaxy artworks by painting vibrant galaxies, adding astronauts and rocket ships, and sprinkling plenty of glitter to create twinkling stars. We even combined art and science by painting crescent moons and stars with a special mixture of bicarbonate of soda, paint, glitter, and water. Once dry, our little scientists sprayed them with vinegar, creating a bubbly reaction as carbon dioxide gas was released. The dried texture looked just like the craters on the moon! We also had great fun launching straw-powered rocket ships and creating our own hanging galaxies using pipe cleaners, string, and planets. 

The children also explored outer space through playdough creations, painted beautiful chalk galaxies complete with shooting stars and Milky Ways, and strengthened their fine motor skills by using peg boards and elastic bands to create constellations. We rounded off the week with planet puzzles, name-building activities, and pattern work. It has been a week filled with creativity, discovery, and lots of learning fun! 

Alongside our space adventures, we continued consolidating our Jolly Phonics sound awareness, focusing on the letter L. In Rabbits’ House, we practised drawing spiral lollipop patterns and decorating them with the handwriting patterns we have learned so far, including zigzags, bunny hops, monkey swings, and castle patterns.  

A very special congratulations to all our Grade R stars on their first concert of the year! We are so proud of the confidence, enthusiasm, and joy they showed as they performed. It takes courage to stand up in front of an audience, and each child did an incredible job. To our wonderful parents, thank you for your support, encouragement, and help in preparing your little ones for this special event. Watching the children perfrom on stage was a memorable moment for us all, and we hope it was one that filled your hearts with pride. Well done, Grade R – you truly reached for the stars this week! 

2026 Information 

2026 Dates

Summer Quarter: 20 Jan - 26 March 

Autumn Quarter: 8 April - 24 June 

Winter Quarter: 22 July - 23 Sept 

Spring Quarter: 14 Oct - 4 Dec 

2027 Dates

Provisional 2027 Quarter Dates

Summer - 19 Jan - 18 March

Autumn - 7 April - 23 June

Winter - 21 July - 22 Sept

Spring - 6 Oct - 3 Dec

Autumn Quarter Important Dates

AUTUMN QUARTER:

11 June: Individual photographs for Grades 000 & R 

12 June: Individual photographs for Crackerjacks & 00         

15 June: Reports sent to parents 

15 June: School Holiday

16 June: Public Holiday: Youth Day 

17-23 June: Report Feedback Meetings Grade 0000 - R

18 June: Bee Keeper Show (Grade 00 - R)

19 June: Cake Sale: Grade 000, Crackerjacks and Grade R (Owls) Cake Sale 

21 June: Father’s Day

22 June: Cultural Assembly (Grade R ballerinas to attend)

24 June: Winter Olympics and R20 ‘entry’ 

24 June: Last day of the quarter  

29 June: Happy Birthday Litho Voxeka

The Chaos To Calm Workshop

Congratulations! 🎉

Iman-Genesis recently received her very first Gymnastics Blue Badge, marking a wonderful achievement that reflects her hard work and dedication.

To earn this badge, she completed an assessment that included a range of foundational gymnastics skills such as headstands, cartwheels, sit-ups, balancing exercises, and other core movements. The assessment focused on key developmental areas, including balance, coordination, strength, flexibility, body control, spatial awareness, concentration, and the ability to follow instructions while performing skills safely and independently.

This milestone is the result of many weeks of consistent practice, perseverance, and growing confidence. It has been inspiring to see her progress and to watch her successfully perform skills that once felt challenging.

We are very proud of Iman-Genesis and celebrate this exciting achievement with her.

Happy Birthday 

We would also like to wish Jacky, our Tigger's House assistant, a very happy birthday on 12 June. We hope she feels truly loved and celebrated on her special day.

School closed 15th and 16th June

Monday, June 15, is an official special school holiday in South Africa. The Department of Basic Education added this day off specifically to bridge the weekend with Youth Day on Tuesday, June 16, creating a four-day long weekend.

Conclusion

What an exciting and memorable week it has been! Firstly, a heartfelt thank you to all our families who joined us for our concert and supported our little ones as they bravely took to the stage. Your presence, smiles and encouragement made the occasion even more special, and we know how much it meant to the children to see their loved ones watching proudly from the audience.

It was a delight to see each little face glowing with excitement as they sang, moved, expressed themselves and enjoyed their moment on stage. These performances are about so much more than simply standing in front of an audience — they build confidence, courage, independence and a sense of belonging. For many of our little ones, stepping onto the stage is a very big moment, and we are incredibly proud of the bravery, joy and enthusiasm they showed.

Moments like these remind us how special the early years are. Every smile, wave, song and little dance move told a story of growth, confidence and happiness. We are so proud of each child and the wonderful effort they put into making the concert such a beautiful celebration.

Wishing all our families a peaceful and restful weekend.