Pre-Primary Weekly Memo

A LIBRARY ADVENTURE

Once upon a time, there was a happy family…   until one horrible, no good day, when a new ruler was born.

And so starts an enchanting modern fairytale about the upheaval caused by the arrival of a noisy smelly baby brother. The little princess has to relinquish time on her mother’s lap and become more independent as the new baby takes up all the attention. However, eventually, she rises to the occasion to become a resourceful older sister.

Growing up and change go hand in hand and children's books are great for preparing our little ones for new experiences. They will be entertained by the humorous text while empathising with the challenges faced by the little princess.   David Roberts’s delightful illustrations are accompanied by hand-drawn illustrations from the little princess’s point of view in this original take on sibling rivalry. 

INDIVIDUAL PHOTOGRAPHS 

The gorgeous individual photograph of your little one has been sent home as a precious keepsake. Should you choose to keep your child's photograph, the amount of R55 will be debited to your account. To order more sets, kindly contact Liezl Stander @ lstander@parklands.co.za.

BOX CONSTRUCTION 

To help us build up our stock, please send in any empty boxes, containers or recyclable goodies that will be fun for us to use for building.

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN PRE-PRIMARY TOPS

Please come and see our lovely, warm winter Christopher Robin Pre-Primary tracksuit tops which are on display on the verandah. Limited stock in sizes 2-3 years, 4-5 years and 6-7 years is available, so it’s first come, first served. The amount of R170 will be debited to your account.

LITTLE CHEFS

Our little chefs practised their skills while baking tomato and cheese pin wheels on Wednesday afternoon.

TIGGERS ACTIVITIES 

The Tiggers had lots of fun learning about pets this week, especially when creating their own pet fish. Who knew a cardboard tinfoil pet would bring so much joy and creativity.

Fine Motor skills are enhanced and little fingers are strengthened during daily class activities.

2021 QUARTERLY DATES

Please see below the dates for 2021:

Autumn:  13 April – 23 June

Winter:  21 July – 23 September

Spring: 6 October – 8 December

AUTUMN IMPORTANT DATES  

1 May: Public Holiday: Workers Day

1 May: Happy Birthday Sienna Mota-Simoen in Rabbit's House

5 May: Happy Birthday Sophia Njoroge in Rabbit's House

6 May: Happy Birthday Lauren Cowing

7 May: Slipper Day

8 May: Happy Birthday Sarah Jackson in Rabbit's House

9 May: Mother’s Day

10 May: Happy Birthday Luka and Mika Domingo in Kanga's House

10 May: Happy Birthday Layla Spence in Kanga's House

13 May: Happy Birthday Gemma Perumaul in Kanga's House

14 May: Chicken Dance Day

18 May: Happy Birthday Sing Yuet Yang in Kanga's House

20 May: World Bee Day

20 May: Happy Birthday Victoria Ollomo in Tigger's House

21 May: Grade 00 Cake Sale

21 May: Happy Birthday Calvin Simão in Pooh Bear's House

22 May: Open Day

22 May: Happy Birthday Zachariah de Carvalho Smee in Rabbit's House

22 May: Happy Birthday Cooper Benjamin in Butterflies

24 May: Happy Birthday JJ King in Pooh Bear's House

25 May: Happy Birthday Lillabet Oxley-Simpson in Tigger's House

26 May: Paper Airplane Day

26 May: May Play Grade 00 and Grade R @ 09:30 – 10:30

26 May: May Play Grade 00 and Grade R @ 10:30 – 11:30

27 May: Lilliput Players Show (Grade 00)

28 May: Hamburger Day

28 May: Aquarium Puppet Show (Water) Grade R

29 May: Happy Birthday Ezekiel Mbikayi in Kanga's House

30 May: Happy Birthday Rodrigo Dos Ramos Almeida in Kanga's House

1 June: Teddy Bears' Picnic to celebrate International Children’s Day

1 June: Happy Birthday Kerry

2 June: Happy Birthday Chanay De Klerk

3 June: Happy Birthday Eli Nxumalo in Tigger's House

14-18 June: Report Feedback Meetings Grade 0000 - R

15 June: Happy Birthday Conor Smith in Caterpillars

16 June: Public Holiday: Youth Day

17 June: Eat Your Vegetable Day

18 June: Daisy Dinosaur Show (Grade 000)

18 June: International Picnic Day

18 June: Grade 000 Cake Sale

21 June: World Music Day

20 June: Father’s Day

23 June: Last day of the quarter

27 June: Happy Birthday Zoë Biermann in Caterpillars

27 June: Happy Birthday Gloria Minkoulou in Rabbit's House

30 June: Happy Birthday Tarik Erzurumlugil in Pooh Bear's House 

BSMART LEARNING 

FURTHER EDUCATION 

OUTREACH: BREAD TAGS FOR WHEELCHAIRS 

MAY OUTREACH 

THINGS TO DO: RUN FOR MOM 

This year families all over South Africa can celebrate their Mothers with the inaugural Run for Mom - The Mother's Day Run

On Mother’s Day, Sunday, 9 May, Team Families all over South Africa will be applauding their mothers by running and walking in their honour. This can be done in your own time, distance and route of choice.

For more information, please follow the link below: Home

CONCLUSION

We look forward to Slipper Day on Friday, the little ones are welcome to come to school dressed in their pyjamas and slippers. A reminder to please send in an extra pair of outside play shoes.

We wish Lauren Cowing a happy birthday for Thursday, 6 May. May this be a very special year for you Lauren!