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 Achievements!!!!!! Jesse– we are all wishing you the best of luck in your horse riding show tomorrow!!!! Zayyaan– for making his sentences so beautifully independently this week!!! Christopher– for settling into his new class beautifully!!! Liam Wilson– for beginning addition so well, well done!!! Parents Breakfast club – support group We would like to start a Parents support group where Parents can take time out to let off steam, offer ideas that have worked for them and general chit chat. When: A Thursday every month. Time: 7:15am – 8:15am Where: Senior School Verandah dining table Menu: Continental breakfast @ R30 per head (Senior pupils will provide & set tables.) All pupils will be dropped on these Thursday mornings at the Junior School to allow parents total “time out”. Please send us a return email with the following: • Yes / No thanks • 1st / 2nd / 3rd / last Thursday each month • I would like / would not like a teacher present. 2nd Term Dates Closed: 16 June – Youth Day 6pm on 25 June – School Play 12 o’clock 27 June – End of 2nd Term HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! June 20 – Siswa 23 – Liam Watson PLEASE WORK WITH US!!!! Smartest Student of the week!! Proud of how we look and our uniform Junior School: Matla & Matthew Senior School: Lesego & Savannah You are all awarded the privilege of wearing civvies on Friday 6 June!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Photos Visit our Facebook page to see photo’s taken at school! We are constantly adding photo’s of antics our pupils get up to all the time. Facebook page: Footprints Prep school We have found a common thread with pupils
who are being aggressive in the playground
and bullying their peers!!! PLEASE work with
us, pupils are telling us about the games
they are playing on their computers / tablets /
play stations etc. most of the games they tell
us are “Daddy’s” games, our children are not
able to distinguish between fantasy and
reality. We are requesting that pupils NOT
play these games, at least during the week.
A recent study by researchers at Iowa State
University suggests kids who play violent
video games will have more aggressive
behavior and keep aggressive thoughts
regardless of age, gender or parental
involvement.
Pediatrician Dr. Kim Guiliano at the
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Medical Center
says parents are still the first line of defense:
“It helps if parents talk to their children and
explain fantasy versus reality but young
brains don’t often grasp the difference in the
concepts, but really removing these things
from a child’s exposure is the best thing to
do,” said Guiliano. THERAPISTS: Physiotherapist: Danielle Kloeck Appointments may be booked on: 0835154590 Speech – Language Therapist: Avashni Ramnath Appointments to be made on: 011 079 6275 / 0824655809 Occupational Therapist: Gayle Els Appointments may be booked on 084 560 5260 Educational Psychologist: Kate Baptista Appointments can be booked on 011 7910062 Class Achievements!! Michele – for rallying together to support a peer in need, we are so proud of you all!!!! Kate –for grasping the consonant blends so well this week!! Vicky – for lovely concentration in class!! Lianne – for enthusiasm and participation in learning about dinosaurs this week!! Next Weeks Theme’s Jnr Phase: Dinosaurs Snr Phase: Water Beyond Potential Publishing Enterprises
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BP NEWSLETTER 15 May 2014
1. Turn Car Time into Quality Time
Driving your child to and from school every day
can be a great way to bond! Here are some tips
and ideas about making the commute more
relaxed and enjoyable for everyone:
The Road Home
 The trip home is a good time to talk about
your child's day. Before you leave, look at
the daily plans and try to ask your child's
teacher for a highlight or two of the day.
You can initiate the conversation, as
children will often not volunteer this information. Even with nonverbal children, it is
good and useful to say, "I heard you played with water today."
 Talk about what you will do when you get home so your child can visualize the next
step.
 Don't rush the trip. After a structured day, let your child slow down a little.
 Take turns making the commute with your spouse or partner. It is helpful for each of
you to have this time with your child, to get to know the child care situation, and to
give each other a break.
 Hungry children (and adults) make lousy traveling companions. Keep a few nonperishable items in your car for snacks so that you don't have to remember to pack
snacks each day.
 If your child becomes upset during the trip, it usually doesn't make sense to stop.
Talk reassuringly to your child and let him or her know approximately when he or
she will arrive home. Make your terms as concrete as possible: "We have to pass the
water tower and the mall and then we will be at home. I will take you out of your car
seat as soon as we get there."
Music and Stories
1. Music is obviously great for the car. Choose some CDs or audiotapes that you will
both enjoy and won't get tired of.
2. Singing in the car can be fun and a great shared language experience. You don't
have to sing well, just have fun doing it. Made-up, silly songs are often favourites of
children.
3. Audiotapes of stories and poetry are available in libraries, bookstores, and children's
toy stores. They don't replace great conversation, but are a great change of pace.
You can also record your own!
4. Expect that repetition will be important to your child. He or she will probably want
to hear favourite songs and stories more often than you want to hear them.
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Observation Games
 Play with geography and landmarks. "I see the bridge. That means we are almost at
your school!"
 For older preschoolers, make a game out of looking for certain things. You can look
for letters, colours, or objects (taxis, trucks, exit signs etc.).
 Think about what you want your child to learn and consider your messages. Pointing
out the fast food outlets are fun for children, but is that the landscape on which you
want them to focus?
 On the trip to school, ask preschool children to predict who will be there and what
will happen.
Most children are in the car travelling to and from school for at least an hour a day,
along the same roads and past the same sights they’ve been looking at for months.
Here are some commuting survival strategies:
Keep everything in reach
 Keep the area around your child’s seat set-up so
that everything he/she needs is within reach.
 For toddlers, you can use plastic teething links to tether
toys to his/her car seat. Clip a few stuffed animals to one
side, and a soft book to the other. That way, your toddler
will always have something he can haul up and gnaw
on/read/snuggle.
 Use a big basket placed beside his/her car seat. As soon
as your child is old enough to understand putting things
away, you can teach him/her to put the books being read or
the toys played with back into the basket.
Make a “Commute Kit”
 Keep a small travel bag of books, small one-piece toys, and wipe-off boards, or even
a colorful clipboard with paper and a chunky pencil attached for older preschoolers.
Make the contents of the bag special by reserving
their use exclusively for the commute.
 If you have a longer commute, you may want to
create an activity kit by punching holes across the
bottom of several heavy-duty, re-sealable plastic
bags and putting them in a ring binder. Fill each
"bag" page with non-messy art supplies or toys.
 Here are some ideas for the bags in your folder:
o Cars. Small enough to fit comfortably in the
bag.
o Coloring Supplies.
o Pipe cleaners and beads for lacing.
o Toothpicks and a sorting container.
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Brightly illustrated books.
Macaroni necklaces.
Sing-song toys.
Counting abacus.
Window decals.
Felt board (cardboard with fleece over it)
with extra pieces.
o Easter eggs filled with surprises.
o Stickers.
2. Slow down mummy
~ a poem by Rebekah Knight
Slow down mummy, there is no need to rush,
slow down mummy, what is all the fuss?
Slow down mummy, make yourself a cup tea.
Slow down mummy, come and spend some time
with me.
Slow down mummy, let's put our boots on and go
out for a walk,
let's kick at piles of leaves, and smile and laugh and talk.
Slow down mummy, you look ever so tired,
come sit and snuggle under the duvet and rest with me a while.
Slow down mummy, those dirty dishes can wait,
slow down mummy, let's have some fun, let's bake a cake!
Slow down mummy I know you work a lot,
but sometimes mummy, it’s nice when you just stop.
Sit with us a minute,
& listen to our day,
spend a cherished moment,
because our childhood is not here to stay!
3. Surprising Perks of Raising Twins
Having twins can be the most amazing experience of
your life. It can also cause you to wake up in the
morning wishing you were someone else! It does have
some surprising perks:
1. One pregnancy, two children
You are the queen of reproductive efficiency, skipping
past the 9 months of morning sickness, bodily changes,
maternity wear, and sobriety it will take your friends to
create two babies.