Pre-Primary Weekly Memo
4 December 2024
Dear Parents
As we pen down the final memo of this school year, it fills us with immense gratitude and nostalgia. The past year has been a remarkable journey of growth, discovery, and shared joy with your precious little ones.
We wrapped up the last week with a fun-filled class splash party on Monday, where the children had a blast soaking up the sun and splashing in the pools. A special thank you to the parents who allowed us to use their blow-up pools – your generosity helped make the day even more enjoyable for the children!
We look forward to welcoming our little ones back on Monday, 20 January 2025, and wish all our Grade R learners the very best as they embark on their exciting journey into Grade 1.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to each parent for your unwavering support and trust, and to our dedicated teachers for their tireless efforts in nurturing the minds and hearts of our little learners. As we bid farewell to this chapter, we wish you all a festive season filled with warmth, joy, and cherished moments with your loved ones.
Thank you for a wonderful year!
Peter's Adventure's (Grade 000 - R Concert) Video
Concert 2024.movHealth
safety tips for the holidays.pdfRegistered Nurse: Amy Dolley
Parent Business Directory
Parklands College and Christopher Robin Pre-Primary parents who are in business are able to list their businesses in our Parent Business Directory – www.parklands.co.za/parent-business-directory/
LISTINGS ARE FREE and include contact information as well as the opportunity to include a business logo or advert. Listings are available 24/7 on the College website and will be updated each quarter.
Should you be interested in marketing your business to over 1000 families, email: marketing@parklands.co.za to get started.
All listings will be subject to the College’s final approval.
This week's feature business is...
2025
2025 Dates
Please note that there has been a slight change to the 2025 dates indicated in blue below:
Provisional dates for 2025
Summer Quarter: 20 January – 28 March
Autumn Quarter: 08 April- 25 June
*Mid-term break: 29 April – 2 May
Winter Quarter: 22 July – 23 Sept
Spring Quarter: 14 October – 05 December
Important Dates - Summer Quarter 2025
5 January: Happy Birthday Tammy Shuttleworth
9 January: Happy Birthday Rita Kumalo
17 January: 09:00 - 10:00 Grade 0000 Orientation Day & Parent Meeting (All)
10:30 - 11:30 Grade 000 Orientation Day & Parent Meeting (All)
12:00 - 13:00 Grade 00 Orientation Day & Parent Meeting (All)
13:30 - 14:30 Grade R Orientation Day & Parent Meeting (All)
20 January: First day of school
25 January: Ballet Basics fitting at Secondary Campus 08:30 - 11:00
(Ballet Basics will be at Sandown 7B for dance uniform fittings for all our dancers from Pre-Primary to Grade 12.)
27 January: Extra murals commence
31 January: Grade R Cake Sale
5 February: World Read Aloud Day - donate a book
6 February: Happy Birthday Chloe Mathee
7 February: CRPP group photograph
10 February: Teddy Bear’s Day (picnic lunch & bring a teddy bear to school)
14 February: Friendship Dress-Up Day @R20- donating to Casual Day (People with Disabilities - Friends Daycare Centre)
Manner for Minors: Friendship Show (Grade 000 - R)
14 February: Happy Birthday Ingrid Lubbe
15 February: Open Day
21 February: Grade 00 Cake Sale
28 February: Making Fruit Kebabs (All grades)
1 March: Happy Birthday Nadine Fourie
2 March: Happy Birthday Vuyo Raqa
9 March: Happy Birthday Abigail De Witt
11 March: Happy Birthday CRPP 45
Jig Saw Children’s Theatre: Seasons and Colours Show (ALL)
14 March: Grade 000 and Crackerjacks Cake Sale
15 March: Happy Birthday Riëtte Pieterse
24-27 March: Grade 0000 - 00 Feedback meetings & Grade R Report meetings
21 March: Public Holiday - Human Rights Day
28 March: Last day of the quarter (school closes at 13:00)
2025 Grade R Information (Current Pooh Bear's and Roo's House)
The Grade R stationery kit for 2025 as detailed below is payable via Credit Card, Direct Deposit or EFT to Waltons, before Friday, 13 December 2024. The kit will be used daily to promote handwriting, literacy and numeracy in an informal and fun manner within the classroom. The paid stationery will be delivered to the school and issued to your child’s class teacher before the Summer Quarter 2025.
Grade R Stationery Requirements
Please note that the complete Waltons kit is available at a discounted price. However, if any items are substituted or removed, the discount will no longer apply.
Staffing and classes
As we reflect on this year, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to our dedicated teachers and support staff for their unwavering hard work, commitment, and care. They have truly excelled in creating an environment where each child's unique personality, needs, and friendships are considered for class placements. We look forward to a wonderful start to the new year.
2025 Grade 1 Information
Message from Chantel Lamb:
Junior Preparatory Principal
Dear Parents
The Junior Preparatory Faculty cannot wait to welcome your little one to Grade 1 in 2025. I look forward to getting to know them and will soon visit their class to read a story and introduce myself.
Although the children will have a "pop in" during the school day to meet their teacher on 27 November, there will be a special Orientation for them to spend some time with their teachers on Wednesday 15 January from 13:00 - 14:00. Parents are welcome to stay and enjoy a cup of tea/coffee in the foyer with me, Chantel Lamb and Emma Oxley Simpson, our Junior Preparatory Associate Principal.
Please refer to the Welcome Letter, Frequently Asked Questions and Uniform and Sports requirements as well as the Device and Stationery Requirements. Every Grade One learner and all new learners joining the College are required to wear the striped blazer.
The Parent Information Meeting is on Thursday, 16 January 2025, from 15:00 - 16:00. This is an opportunity for parents/caregivers to meet their child’s class teacher and find out more about the daily activities in Grade One.
School starts on Monday 20 January 2025 and for the first week, the Grade 1 day will end at 12:00 to ensure an easier transition. From the following week, school ends every day at 14:00, and you may collect your children from their classrooms or their teachers will take them to aftercare.
Sport will start on Monday 27 January and is during the school day on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 13:00 and 14:00. On these days the learners may come to school dressed in their P.E Kit.
Our Grade 1-3 learners have a choice between Afrikaans First Additional Language (FAL) and isiXhosa First Additional Language (FAL). Please click on the link to complete the form: First Additional Language 2025
The information included in the documents below should provide a good overview and answer most questions. However, you are more than welcome to contact me should you have any further questions.
I look forward to meeting you at the Grade R Graduation and at the Grade 1 Orientation on 15 January 2025.
Chantel Lamb
Junior Preparatory Principal
Grade 1 - 6 Device Requirements
Please note that stationery must be labelled and sent to school on the first day of the year. Books DO NOT need to be covered as the covers are created in class with the children and the teachers will cover the books with the slip on plastic covers.
Waltons Stationery Letter (how to use)
If you have ordered your child's Walton's kit and indicated that collection is at Parklands College, a reminder that collection is on Thursday 16 January 2025 from 2pm-4pm from the Senior Preparatory Faculty, 50 Wood Drive.
MUSIC LESSONS FOR GRADE 1 NEXT YEAR
We invite parents of all current individual music learners as well as those wishing to commence individual lessons in 2025 to please complete the following enrolment form: JP Individual Music
We require a new form to be completed annually. A form for Ensembles, including Marimba, Choir, and Orchestra, will be shared at the start of 2025.
We will endeavour to ensure that your child is placed with the same teacher as in 2024, but we can only finalise a time slot at the start of 2025.
Grade 1 Tips Updated.MOV
As we close out the year, may your homes be filled with laughter, love, and the joy of togetherness. It has been a true pleasure to share this journey with your families, and we eagerly anticipate the new adventures the coming year will bring. Thank you for being such an important part of our school community.
Wishing you all the happiness, warmth, and peace that the holiday season has to offer.
Riëtte Pieterse
Principal: Christopher Robin Pre-Primary
E-mail: rpieterse@parklands.co.za
Tel: 0861 EDUCATE
LINKS TO THE BLOGS FROM THE PREPARATORY AND SECONDARY FACULTY
JP: https://jpblog.parklands.co.za
SP: https://spblog.parklands.co.za
Sec: https://secblog.parklands.co.za
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