FLEDGLINGS
At Fledglings we cater for 4 & 5 year olds in a warm, stimulating environment in which children are encouraged to work at their own pace towards their own potential. By limiting the size of each of these classes, our well-qualified educators are able to give each learner individual attention.
Essential life skills are developed through discussion and the opportunity for experimentation and discovery. We continually provide stimulation for the development of fine and gross motor control, visual and auditory perception and body and spatial awareness. We never lose sight of the fact that creativity is more important than the final result. We work from the known to the unknown.
The daily programme includes:
- Theme related discussion
- Language and maths concept development
- A wide range of creative activities
- Music and movement
- Construction
- Fantasy play
- Perceptual games
- Stories
The role of play is vital to a child’s social integration and physical development, so our timetable allows sufficient time, both indoors and out, for this. Children are also taken on at least one educational excursion per term.
By developing in the child a positive self-image, we aim to promote independence, self-confidence and self-sufficiency. We emphasise the social skills of etiquette, friendship, courtesy, empathy, sharing, co-operation and justice. These skills enable our learners to enjoy their year in the Reception Phase.
During the school morning the following optional extra-mural activities are offered by outside professionals: Music Enrichment, Playball and Click-a-Mouse.
We have bi-annual fundraisers, a tea and song morning for the mums and grans and, the highlight of our year, our end of year nativity concert.
The Fledglings year introduces the child to the joy of learning and provides a sound foundation for future education.
We look forward to welcoming you and your child to our school and hope that our association will be happy and productive.
School Hours
Our official school hours are 08:00 - 12:15. Our gate will be opened at 07:45 every morning to accommodate working parents. Please note that the classrooms will be out of bounds until this time. Even though the educators get there earlier, we need time to prepare our classrooms without interruptions from excited little people or having to attend to injuries. Learners must be at school no later than 08:15 so as not to disrupt school routine. We request that you collect your child promptly at 12:15 because our classrooms have to be prepared for the aftercare learners.
Fledglings follows Kenridge Primary School's calendar. School starts on Wednesday, 16 January 2008. For the first two weeks our hours will be shorter to give our new learners a chance to adjust to the school morning.
| 1st week: |
08:00 - 11:00 (16 January - 18 January) |
| 2nd week: |
08:00 - 11:30 (21 January - 25 January) |
| 3rd week & onwards: |
08:00 - 12:15 |
Aftercare
A limited number of Aftercare vacancies are available. Please direct all enquiries to Lorna Rutter (021) 976 4048.
Money Matters
R40 will be deducted on the 1st of February and again on the 1st of August to cover the cost of outings and baking requirements. If at any stage you are required to issue a cheque to us, it MUST be made out to Kenridge Primary. A note of any money sent to school must be made in the message book. Our signature against this will indicate receipt of it.
Parking
Access to Kenridge Fledglings is from the large car park off Tygerbergvalley Road. Please ensure that our gate is always closed behind you. Driving into the school grounds is not permitted.
Requirements for 1st day:
- A message book will be issued to you on Orientation morning. Please cover it in attractive paper and then in contact.
- A rigid plastic or cardboard suitcase, A3 in size. Junior briefcases - 3 division - are ideal and are available at Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket. Bags and rucksacks are not allowed as they are awkward to unpack and precious art work emerges as a crumpled mess.
- 2 identical face cloths - fairly distinctive, clearly and permanently marked with your child's name and with a long, strong hanging loop.
- A change of clothing in case of spills. (A set of old clothes in a clear zip-lock type packet, clearly marked, that can be stored in the Wendy house for the year). Please remember to replace when used.
- A healthy teatime snack. Please remember that it is a tea snack and not a main lunch. The emphasis is on teaching healthy habits. We suggest brown bread sandwiches, Marie or Tennis biscuits, fresh fruit and veggies, nuts, cheese etc. Please, nothing with a sweet filling or topping. Contents of mini packets must be emptied into lunch boxes. Please, nothing that makes a mess like yoghurt, drinks with pull-off lids, fizzy drinks or flasks.
Other requirements:
- Please NO toys to be brought to school. Theme related stories are always welcome, as too are children’s music and story tapes.
- "Bare foot is best!" If, however, your child needs to wear something to school please ensure that it is sandals, slops or Wellington boots. It is a Fledgling rule that at no time during the year may lace-ups be worn to school (children in this age group cannot easily manage their own laces).
- Fledglings T-shirts and tracksuit tops are available from the school shop. These T-shirts must be worn on all school outings. Tracksuits are the winter outing uniform. Contact the shop for prices and availability.
- Wellington boots are compulsory for wet and cold weather.
Enrolment Packages:
The Enrolment Package for Fledglings, Gr R and Gr 1 is on the school's website (www.kenridge.org.za). Click on Enrolments on the Home Page.
FLEDGLINGS
By Fledglings maak ons voorsiening vir 4 en 5-jariges in 'n vriendelike, stimulerende omgewing, waar hulle aangemoedig word om volgens hulle eie potensiaal, binne 'n bepaalde raamwerk, te ontwikkel en te presteer.
Noodsaaklike lewensvaardighede word ontwikkel deur middel van besprekings en geleenthede om te ontdek en te eksperimenteer. Ons verskaf deurlopende stimulasie vir die ontwikkeling van fyn en groot motoriek, visuele- en ouditiewe persepsie en om fisiese en ruimtelike oriënterings bewustheid vas te lê.
Ons hou altyd in gedagte dat kreatiwiteit (die daad) belangriker is as die eindproduk. Ons werk van die bekende na die onbekende. Die leerders is elke dag betrokke by:
- 'n tema-bespreking
- taal en wiskundige konsep ontwikkeling
- 'n wye reeks kreatiewe aktiwiteite
- musiek en beweging
- konstruksie en verbeeldingspel
- opvoedkundige speletjies en legkaarte
- stories
Die rol van spel is van kardinale belang vir kinders se sosiale interaksie sowel as fisiese ontwikkeling, daarom maak ons rooster ook daarvoor voorsiening. Die leerders gaan ten minste een keer per kwartaal op opvoedkundige uitstappies.
Deur die leerders aan te moedig om alles vir hulleself te doen, ontwikkel hulle 'n positiewe selfbeeld en is dit ons doel om onafhanklikheid, selfvertroue en selfstandigheid aan te moedig. Ons lê klem op sosiale vaardighede wat etiket, vriendskap, bedagsaamheid, empatie, mededeelsaamheid, hulpvaardigheid en regverdigheid insluit. Hierdie basiese vaardighede maak dit vir ons leerders moontlik om hul Graad R jaar ten volle te geniet.
Tydens skoolure word verskeie opsionele buitemuurse aktiwiteite deur professionele persone aangebied, naamlik: Musiekverryking, "Playball” en "Click-a-Mouse".
Ons het twee keer per jaar fondsinsamelings projekte en 'n sang- en tee-oggend vir die Mammas en Oumas. Die hoogtepunt van die jaar is ons Kersspel laat in November.
Fledglings is die wegspringblokke vir die leerders se skoolloopbaan. Ons laat hulle die genot daarvan ervaar om kennis te verwerf en ons bied hulle 'n goeie fondament vir die toekoms.
Ons sien uit daarna om jou en jou kind in ons skool te verwelkom en om dit die begin van 'n gelukkige en produktiewe toekoms te maak.
Skool ure
Ons amptelike skoolure is vanaf 08:00 - 12:15. Ons hekke sal elke oggend om 07:45 geopen word en werkende ouers te akkommodeer. Let daarop dat die klaskamers tot en met hierdie tyd nie beskikbaar is nie. Die onderwyseresse is gewoonlik vroeër daar om hulle klasse vir die dag voor te berei. Hulle moet dit sonder om deur opgewonde klein mensies onderbreek te word, of om beserings te versorg, te kan doen. Om die skoolroetine nie te verbreek nie, mag leerders nie later as 08:15 by die skool wees nie. Aangesien ons klasse vir nasorg voorberei word, versoek ons dat leerders stiptelik om 12:15 afgehaal word.
Fledglings volg dieselfde skoolkalender as die Laerskool Kenridge. Die skole heropen op Woensdag, 16 Januarie 2008. Gedurende die eerste twee weke is ons skoolure korter, sodat ons nuwelinge die geleentheid kry om geleidelik by die skoolroetine aan te pas.
| 1ste week: |
08:00 - 11:00 (16 Januarie - 18 Januarie) |
| 2de week: |
08:00 - 11:30 (21 Januarie - 25 Januarie) |
| 3de week & daaropvolgend: |
08:00 - 12:15 |
Nasorg
Daar is 'n beperkte aantal plekke beskikbaar. Kontak Lorna Rutter (021) 976 4048 direk vir enige navrae asseblief.
Geldsake
U moet asseblief 'n nota in die boodskapsboekie maak wanneer u enige geld skool toe stuur. Ons sal ontvangs van gelde erken, deur die boodskapboekie te teken. Indien u 'n tjek stuur, maak dit asseblief altyd uit aan Laerskool Kenridge. R40 vir bak en brou en uitstappies sal op 1 Februarie en weer op 1 Augustus, deur middel van u debietorder verhaal word.
Parkering
Toegang tot Kenridge Fledglings word verkry vanuit die parkeerterrein wat vanaf Tygerbergvalleiweg uitdraai. Maak asseblief seker dat ons hekkie te alle tye agter jou toegemaak word. Geen voertuie word in die skoolgronde toegelaat nie.
Benodigdhede vir die 1ste dag:
- ’n Boodskapboekie word aan u verskaf met ons oriënteringsdag. Trek dit asseblief met mooi papier oor en dan met kontak.
- 'n Regop plastiek of karton tas wat 'n A3-grootte papier met gemak kan vat. Junior tasse met die drie afskortings is ook geskik en is beskikbaar by Pick 'n Pay Hipermark (sakke en rugsakke is wel modieus, maar word nie toegelaat nie. Dit is ongemaklik om uit te pak en kosbare kunswerke word gewoonlik in die proses beskadig.
- Twee eenderse waslappe - maklik herkenbaar, duidelik gemerk en met 'n lang, sterk lus om dit aan op te hang.
- 'n Skoon stel klere. ('n Stel ou klere in 'n "zip-lock" tipe sak, duidelik gemerk, wat gedurende die jaar gestoor kan word vir noodgevalle.) Onthou om gebruikte klere weer te vervang asseblief.
- Gesonde kospakkies word aangemoedig en onthou asseblief dat dit nie 'n ete is nie. Ons stel voor: bruinbrood, Marie- of Tenniskoekies, vars vrugte en groente, neute, kaas ens. Moet asseblief nie iets met 'n soet vulsel of versiering inpak nie. Mini-pakkies moet asseblief oopgemaak word. Vermy asseblief alles wat kan mors, bv. joghurt drankies met doppies wat afgetrek moet word, gaskoeldrank of warmflesse.
Ander benodighede:
- GEEN speelgoed mag skool toe gebring word nie. Stories wat inskakel by ons temas, is altyd welkom, so ook musiek of storie-kasette.
- "Kaalvoet is die beste!" Indien u kind wel skoene skool toe moet dra, moet dit sandale, plakkies of "Wellington"-waterskoene wees. Dit is 'n Fledglings reël dat die leerders dwarsdeur die jaar geen oprygskoene skool toe mag dra nie (kinders van hierdie ouderdomsgroep kan nog nie hul eie skoenveters vasmaak nie).
- Fledglings T-hemde en sweetpakbaadjies is by die skoolwinkel beskikbaar. Hierdie T-hemde moet na alle uitstappies gedra word. Die sweetpakke is die uniform vir uitstappies in die winter. Kontak gerus die skoolwinkel (976-3046) om meer oor pryse of beskikbaarheid uit te vind.
- "Wellington"-waterskoene (duidelik gemerk) is verpligtend vir nat en koue weer.
Inskrywingspakkette
Die Inskrywingspakket vir Fledglings, Gr R en Gr 1 is op die skool se webwerf (www.kenridge.org.za). Klik op Enrolments op die tuisblad.