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PRE-PRIMARY
FACULTY
GRADES 0000 - R
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From the Principal’s Office
Chantel Lamb
On behalf of the staff at Christopher Robin Pre-Primary, we are
delighted to welcome all the new children to Christopher Robin
Pre-Primary. The children are settling into their new classes and are
eagerly learning their class rules and routines. We enjoy greeting our
parents in the morning and hope that you feel welcome and happy if you
have just joined the Christopher Robin Pre-Primary Family. I look forward
to continuing to work together with our “old” families and acquaint myself
with those who have recently joined us.
We have had a busy and energetic few weeks and the little ones
have been very brave and absolute super stars! I would like to thank the
parents for their support in following our guidelines in order to settle each
little one as quickly as possible.
Our staff have indeed been amazing and I would like to acknowledge
their effort and hard work in ensuring that each parent as well as little one,
is happy and feels secure in their new environment! We constantly seek
to provide an environment, which is irresistible to children, through its
elements of adventure and play.
The CRPP team are passionate about the power of play and
exploration as we are well aware of the critical role it plays in a child’s
development. We know that our children are born with an innate desire
to create, move and discover and so all activities are designed with this
in mind. Decades of research clearly demonstrate that play is more than
just fun and games. Play boosts healthy development across a broad
spectrum of critical areas: intellectual, social, emotional and physical.
Our childrens’ futures are shaped by these types of enriching learning
experiences in the early years.
“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how
to learn.” – O. Fred Donaldson
Please diarise the Summer Quarter Important dates listed below. To
celebrate Christopher Robin Pre-Primary’s 36th birthday, we invite you
to join us at Green Point Park from 9:00-11:00 on Saturday 12 March
2016. Bring a picnic basket and don’t miss out on this relaxed and fun
opportunity to meet other Christopher Robin Pre-Primary Families.
Grade R
Owl, Pooh Bear, Edward Bear and
Rabbit’s House
Anke Van Zyl, Justine de Wet, Samantha Eagle
and Tali Maltz
The new school year began with great
excitement as many brave little ones entered their
new classes. The new learners in Owl’s House,
Edward Bear’s House, Pooh Bear’s House and
Rabbit’s House have settled beautifully and seem
eager to participate in all activities.
This year marks the introduction of Robotics
to the Grade R curriculum and school day.
Each class has their own Robotics lesson, in
which the learners are familiarized with the
different components in the Robotics set, from
the Building Bricks, to axles. The learners
participated in their first lesson with great
eagerness and determination. They learnt to
create towers and challenged each other to
build the tallest towers. They have also been
designing and creating things that move. As
the year progresses, their skills in designing
and programming in Robotics will continue to
amaze.
The Grade R learners are learning some words and songs in their
Xhosa lessons. They are learning vocabulary relating to body parts and
have enjoyed learning the “Jikeleza” song with their Xhosa teacher,
Utitshalakazi.
Each Grade R learner received a recorder in their stationery pack
and these have already been used with great enthusiasm. The learners
have begun to learn where to position their fingers along the recorder
and create sounds with their instruments. Many learners are already
showing great musical promise.
Friday 29th January was dress up day to raise money for the
firefighters who serve our communities so dutifully. The learners
looked so courageous, dressed in red, yellow and many kindly made
a donation to the Volunteer Wildfire Service. Thank you to all who
contributed to this worthwhile cause.
Grade 00
Kanga, Roo and Christopher Robin’s
House
Megan Fick, Carla Bailey and Karyn Howes
It’s good to be back after the summer holiday
and it has been exciting to see the new faces
of Grade 00. A happy welcome back to our little
ones and to the new children that have joined our
pre-primary family. The children have had lots of
fun exploring their new classrooms and the ‘big’
jungle gyms. We started the year learning about
the school rules and the little ones have been
trying their best to be kind and loving and to look
after their belongings. The children have enjoyed
learning about colours and recognizing the
various colours that are in our environment.
Our summer days have been filled with
beautiful weather and this has given us the
opportunity to play outdoors. We have had fun
playing on the jungle gyms, as well as with
the equipment such as the hula-hoops,
soccer balls and skipping ropes. Inside the
classroom we have enjoyed making our
self-portraits and displaying them for all to
admire. The classroom has been filled with
excited chatter as the little ones play with the
construction toys, play dough, water play, in
the home corner and much more.
It has been delightful getting to know your
little ones and seeing the children make new
friends, as well as rekindling their relationships
from last year. It is going to be a fun-filled year
and we are so happy to be a part of your little
one’s new adventure.
Grade 000
Honey Bee and Tigger’s House
Dominique van der Westhuizen and Anine Jubelius
It has been a great start to the New Year with our little ones settling
into their classes so well.
The first few weeks have been filled with a lot of fun games and
the little ones have loved exploring their new environment! They have
especially enjoyed being able to play in the big Pirate garden. We have
had so much fun learning about our school and the school rules.