Dear Parents

✨ Nurturing Positive Behaviour ✨

One of the questions that often comes up in parenting—and in teaching too—is discipline. How much is too much, and how much is too little? Every family has their own style, and that’s natural. What matters most is that our children feel secure, supported, and guided as they learn about the world.

At Christopher Robin, we see discipline not as something strict or heavy, but as guidance. The early years are when children learn the difference between positive and negative behaviour, and they need extra support to practise this. What really helps is not punishment, but consistency, encouragement, and connection.

Some of the approaches we use at school, which can work beautifully at home too, include:

1. Consistency brings security – predictable routines and clear, positively phrased rules help children feel safe.

2. Notice the good – specific praise builds confidence and encourages more of those wonderful moments of kindness and cooperation.

3. Model calmness – children learn emotional regulation best by watching how we handle our own big feelings.

4. Redirect gently – rather than focusing on “don’t,” we guide them toward what they can do.

5. Connection first – trust and warmth are the foundation for cooperation. A few minutes of undivided attention often prevents many struggles.

We share these not as a set of rules, but as ideas you may find helpful. Most importantly, we want children to grow up feeling loved, safe, and capable—at school and at home. By working together, we can create an environment where they flourish in every sense.

Madagascar Photograph Order 

Please follow the link below should you wish to order the following photograph: 

Madagascar Grade R Ballerina Photo Order 

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 (feedback meetings)

Tiny Tots 

Tots 1 

Tots 2 

Grade 000 (feedback meetings)

Piglet's House 

Tigger's House 

Grade 00(feedback meetings)

Honey Bee's House 

Pooh Bear's House 

Roo's House 

Grade R (report feedback meetings)

Kanga's House 

Owl's House 

Rabbit's House 

Reports will be published on Friday, 12 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 attached to assist you with the process.

Thank You to Our Amazing Cake Sale Helpers and Contributors 

A big thank you to all the amazing parents who came to assist and sell at our cake sale today! Your support, smiles, and delectable treats made it a great success. We also sincerely thank the parents who contributed goodies towards the Grade 00 Cake Sale.

We appreciate your time and effort, we couldn’t have done it without you! 💛

A Peak Into Our Week 

Tiny Tots

This week our Tiny Tots, had such fun exploring the theme of transport. The children were completely absorbed in our car painting activity—dipping little toy vehicles into paint and pushing them forwards and backwards across the page to create the most beautiful track patterns. It was a lovely mix of creativity, movement, and good, messy fun!

We enjoyed sensory play as well by using jumbo tweezers to pick up tiny figurines like dragonflies, dinosaurs, and farm animals, all hidden in buckets filled with “water babies”. Our Tiny Tots really enjoyed the challenge of finding and collecting all the creatures and animals, and it was a brilliant way to strengthen those little fingers while practising patience and focus.

We’re so proud of how engaged and curious they’ve all been, and we can’t wait for more fun next week!

Tots 1

Our 3-year-olds had an exciting introduction to land transport this week! We began our journey with a fun and creative activity – painting with cars. The children dipped toy cars into black paint and drove them across their papers to create their very own roads. This hands-on experience sparked lots of curiosity and joy as they watched the tire marks form a road right before their eyes.

Afterwards, we gathered together to talk about the many different types of land transport we see around us, from cars and buses to trains and trucks. The children shared their own experiences and showed great interest in how vehicles help people and goods move from place to place.

To finish off the activity, the toddlers pasted brightly coloured dump trucks onto their painted “roads.” Over the next few days, the children will also be adding small pieces of litter into their dump trucks - just like real ones that help to keep our environment clean.

This playful exploration not only encouraged creativity and imagination but also helped strengthen fine motor skills, early conversation skills, and a growing awareness of the world around them.

Tots 2

This week in Tots 2, we’ve been learning all about land transport! The children had a blast experimenting with cars, dipping them in paint and rolling them over white paper to make car marks. They also loved stenciling different types of land transport onto their papers, adding even more creativity to their artwork.

Our little learners enjoyed building train trucks and driving vehicles on them, turning playtime into an exciting hands-on learning experience. It was wonderful to see their imagination and curiosity in action as they explored how different land vehicles move.

Grade 000

This week our Grade 000 learners have been on the move as we explored the exciting world of transport! Our primary focus was air transport, and the children loved learning about different ways we can travel through the skies - from airplanes and hot air balloons to helicopters and even rockets!

We also had lots of fun sorting different vehicles into their special “homes” - deciding whether they travel on land, in the air, or on water. This activity encouraged plenty of thinking, discussion, and giggles as the children worked together to make their choices.

In between all the travel talk, we spent some time on pattern building, strengthening our early maths skills while having fun with colours, shapes, and sequences.

To make the week even more special, we welcomed the start of spring! The children enjoyed the warmer weather outdoors, and we celebrated with a joyful SPCA Animal Dress-Up Day. Our playground was filled with little lions, kittens, puppies, and more, all helping us remember the importance of caring for animals.

It was a week full of learning, laughter, and imagination - and we can’t wait to see where our transport adventures take us next!

Pooh Bear's House

Our Pooh Bears look forward to their weekly music lesson with Teacher Cassandra! Music time is always a highlight, and the children are full of smiles and excitement as they enter the room.

This week, the focus was on high and low sounds. The Pooh Bears listened carefully to the music, raising their hands high for the high-pitched sounds and lowering them down for the low ones. It was such a joy to watch their faces light up as they eagerly listened and responded.

These lessons are not only fun but also build important listening skills, concentration, and rhythm awareness. The enthusiasm and energy the Pooh Bears show each week truly make music time a special part of our learning journey.

Why Music Lessons Are Important 🎵
Music helps children in so many ways. It supports language development by encouraging careful listening and sound recognition, strengthens memory and concentration, and develops motor coordination through movement. Most importantly, it builds confidence and joy as children express themselves and learn through play.

Honey Bee's House

What a buzz-tastic start to the week! Our little Honey Bees loved SPCA Dress-Up Day, showing off wagging tails and fluffy ears while learning about kindness and caring for animals.

This week, we explored the fascinating world of reptiles! Our Honey Bees learned that:

Sea turtles can live over 100 years. Reptiles are cold-blooded and some lizards can regrow their tails! This topic sparked curiosity, built vocabulary, and deepened our love for nature.

Gears & Building with Teacher Nikki

Using gears and building parts, the children designed creative playgrounds, building key pre-coding and STEM skills like: 

• Cause and effect

• Problem-solving

• Sequencing

• Fine motor development

Music with Teacher Cass

Through singing and instruments, we explored high, medium, and low tones. This helps children:

• Improve listening and sound recognition

• Develop language skills

• Express themselves creatively

• It was a joyful, musical experience!

Roo's House

This week, the Roos explored the fascinating world of reptiles! We learned that reptiles are cold-blooded, lay eggs, and have hard, scaly skin. The children were especially intrigued to discover how chameleons can change colour.

We also had the joy of meeting Cammy the Chameleon, which made our learning come alive. To build on this, the Roos created beautiful rainbow chameleons using a sensory art activity - crushing colourful pasta shells to use as textured “scales.” The children loved the hands-on experience and proudly displayed their vibrant reptiles!

Rabbit's House 

In Rabbit’s House, we have loved our theme of books. We have discussed the terms ‘author, illustrator, publisher, characters, setting and plot’. We have spoken about the different ways a story can be introduced, from ‘once upon a time’, to ‘In a Galaxy far away’ and that the introduction is designed to allow us to meet the characters. We then looked at the structure of the middle and ending of books and developed our prediction skills. We have many eager readers in our class and we gave our children a platform to practice their new understanding of books. We loved listening to learners read “Merlin the mouse” and “Bouncy Ben and his bike”. 

SPCA dress-up day was a wonderful opportunity for us to reflect on our love for animals and to discuss how to look after them gently and lovingly. It was thrilling to witness tigers playing with puppies and raccoons, and butterflies playing with fish, for our dress up day. Knowing it helped to raise funds for the precious animals made it all the more worthwhile. 

Kanga's House

This week in our Grade R class was all about books – and what a fun and exciting week we had! We explored the magical world of fiction books, where anything can happen – from talking animals to friendly monsters! We read some fun and silly stories together, and one of our favourites was Can I Have a Hug?, which inspired us to create our very own “worry monsters.” These happy, colourful creatures were made with lots of imagination and are here to help us feel better when we’re feeling a little down.

We also made our very own little books and tried our best to read them all by ourselves – wow! Fiction books are a wonderful way for young children to develop their imagination, build emotional understanding, and strengthen early reading skills – all while encouraging more creative drawing and storytelling.

The Kangas did a fantastic job during recorder this week – they are practicing hard to impress everyone at the end of the year!

Owl's House

Excitement filled the classroom as the Owls arrived dressed as their favourite animals for SPCA Day! We had everything from cats and lions to giraffes and even a dragon. The children loved showing off their costumes and sharing in the fun - all while supporting the SPCA and learning about caring for and protecting animals. 

Health

Spring allergies are reported to be getting worse and starting earlier because of climate change, and cold viruses are continuing to rise in spring for the same reason. Here’s what you need to know.

Article link: LINK

2025 Dates 

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

Winter Quarter Information

Important Dates - Winter Quarter

9 September: Happy Birthday Kim 

12 September: Reports sent to parents 

13 September: Open Day

13 September: Happy Birthday Ntombi 

15 September: Happy birthday Zodwa 

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

16 September: Special Person’s Day Grade 000 11:00-12:00 (Tea and Coffee for Adults in Foyer) 

17 September: Special Person’s Day Grade 00 11:00-12:00 (Tea and Coffee for Adults in Foyer)

18 September: Special Person’s Day Grade R 11:00-12:00 (Tea and Coffee for Adults in Foyer) 

19 September: Grade 000 and Crackerjacks Cake Sale 

      Special Person’s Day Crackerjacks 10:30 - 11:30 (Tea and Coffee for Adults in Foyer) 

22 September:  Happy Birthday Lungi 

23 September: Gilly Southwood: SA Heritage Day Storytelling and dress-up

23 September Last day of the quarter 

24 September:  Public Holiday: Heritage Day  

OUTREACH 

SPCA Dress-Up Day: Wild About Giving

What a wonderful way to start the week! From busy bees and ladybugs to roaring tigers, lions, and cheetahs, our campus was bursting with colour, creativity, and Spring spirit.

Beyond the fun, the day had a purpose: raising funds for our furry friends in need. With your costumes and contributions, we raised R4300 for the SPCA to support rescue, care, and outreach work. Thank you to our learners, parents, and staff.

Spring Quarter 2025 

Spring Quarter Important Dates 

SPRING QUARTER:

14 October: Learners return

Extra Murals Commence (6 lessons pro rata for Q4 only)

14 October: Grade R Graduation Photographs 

17 October: Grade R Cake Sale

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

21 October: Class Photographs All grades 

22 October: Concert Photographs Grade 000 & R

23 October: Concert Photographs Grade 00 

24 October: Happy Birthday Liezl Stander 

26 October: Happy Birthday Miseka Mqoto 

31 October: Grade 00 Cake Sale

7 November: Happy Birthday Erin Liggett 

5 November: Grade 000 - R Concert 09h00 – 10h00 (Inclement weather, 7 Nov)

6 November: Grade 000 - R Concert 09h00 – 10h00 (Inclement weather, 7 Nov)

6 November: Happy Birthday Cassandra Mönning

7 November: Provisional Grade 000, 00 and R Concert 09h00 - 10h00 

12 November: Happy Birthday Khanyo Rafisa-Tabo

16 November: Happy Birthday Tali Maltz

19 November: Grade R Graduation Rehearsal 

20 November: Grade R Graduation Rehearsal 

21 November: Happy Birthday Brenda Dingile 

21 November: Grade R Graduation 08:45 - 11:00

25 November: Grade R Outing: Wonderdal Edutainment Centre (All Grade R’s)

27 November: HOOKED ON BOOKS: WIGGLY AND WOGGLY SHOW (Grade 000 - R) PP HALL @09:00

28 November: Grade 000 and Crackerjacks Cake Sale 

1 December: Class lists released 

2 December: Disney Dress-up and Class Parties 

3 December: Reports sent to parents 

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

‼️Spring Quarter Extra Mural Sign Up Form‼️

Please use the link below to sign your child up for the Spring Quarter Extra Murals.

Sign-ups close on Tuesday, 23 September 2025. No late sign-ups will be allowed, as there are only 8 weeks available for the 8 guaranteed lessons.

Extra murals will start on the first day back next quarter, 14 October 2025.

Spring Quarter Extra Mural Sign Up Form 

Graduation Photographs 

The very special Grade R Graduation photographs will be taken on Tuesday, 14 October during the morning. A treasured keepsafe for many years to come! 

On the morning of Tuesday, 14 October, please send your little one to school dressed in the following: 

Girls:

• Pink full-length ballet tights (available from Belinda at Ballet Basics 021 558 9897 / 074 114 6661 or Dance.    
  Euphoria 021 557 6887)

• White underwear (with no pictures)

• Ballet shoes for those that have. (The school will supply the girls with ballet shoes if they do not have a pair).

• A graduation cape and dress will be supplied for the photographs.

Please tie your daughter’s hair into a neat pony, should it be long enough. Please ensure that every item is clearly marked with your child’s name and that a change of clothes is sent for the remainder of the day after the photographs. 

UNIFORM SUPPLIER: SCHOOL & LEISURE, N1 CITY

The friendly staff at School & Leisure are waiting to serve you!

Address: SCHOOL & LEISURE

N1 City Mall, Shop 84B

Louwtjie Rothman Street, Goodwood

Trading Hours:

Monday – Friday: 08:30 – 18:00

Saturday: 08:30 – 16:00

Sunday: 09:00 – 13:00

Contact No.: Tel 021 205 1951

Email: goodwood@schoolandleisure.co.za

Website: www.schoolandleisure.co.za

Store Manager: Ashley Schwartz

You may order online by visiting the website.

A Note on Safety and Collection

The safety of our children is always our top priority. Please remember to let both the office and your class teacher know if someone different will be collecting your child. This can easily be done by phone or email.

For aftercare families, we kindly ask that you sign your child out on the register each day. To keep everyone safe, children cannot be collected by older school-going siblings - collection must always be by a designated adult.

Conclusion

This Tuesday, 9 September, we celebrate someone very special, our wonderful Deputy Principal, Kim. 💐

Kim, your kindness, wisdom, and constant support make such a difference in our school every single day. You have a way of guiding with both strength and warmth, and we are so grateful for the care you pour into our learners, staff, and families.

On your birthday, we wish you a day filled with love, laughter, and all the things that bring you joy. May the year ahead be just as inspiring and beautiful as the light you share with us all. 

Happy birthday, Kim! You truly are appreciated and celebrated! 💛

Good luck to the Springboks for their game tomorrow! Our little supporters have loved dressing up in green and gold today, and we’ll be dressing up again next week to cheer you on once more. Go Bokke! 

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Enjoy the weekend.