I would like to take this opportunity to
officially welcome all our new children and
parents to the Children’s Workshop family.
Over the last two weeks I have watched
how all the children are settling in well and
there are very few tears.
Thanks to all the parents that attended our
parent evening, we hope to see you and
more parents at our next evening in the
second term.
We had our first class social last Friday,
and had a great turn out. A reminder that
the Chichester campus social is next Friday.
This is a great time to meet your children’s
friends and their parents. Socialising is such
an important part of our children’s devel-
opment.
With the mention of FAMILY FUNDAY
just seven weeks away, we are getting very
excited. We urge you to start clearing out
cupboards to see what you can donate for
our sale items. Next week the drive is to
get white elephant items. These are items
are any new or used bric a brac or un-
wanted gifts, toys, clothes, books, kitchen
items, plants etc.
You would have received a donation letter
in for approaching companies for any auc-
tion items (these must be unused). These
can be large or small items from towels, to
body products, wines, framed art work,
mirrors, stationary hampers, hair or beauty
hampers or items that we can make up
hampers, vouchers, weekends away, sport-
ing products. Anything—use your imagina-
tion ! Please approach friends, neighbours
and bosses to see what they can donate. If
you need more donation letters from the
school please ask Ilhaam or we can email
them to you.
The wish list on the pledge form also gives
us an idea on how you want to see money
spent on the school.
We too have a wish list—here are a few:
Upgrade Agapanthus and Ladybird
toilets
New floor for Blue Iris classroom
More upgrades in Chichester play-
ground
Principals Message
The Children’s
Montessori Workshop C h a t t e r - F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 5
W h a t ’ s o n t h i s Te r m
Fri 6 Feb—Class Social 5.30pm—
7.00pm at main campus for Agapan-
thus, Blue Iris, Ladybirds, Butterflies
and Protea Classes (all parents and chil-
dren welcome)
Fri 13th Feb - Class Social
5.30pm—7.00pm at Chichester campus
for Aloe and Primary Classes (all par-
ents and children welcome)
Fri 13th Feb—Valentine’s Day Come
dressed in pink , red or white
Preschool Outing to Kirstenbosch Bo-
tanical Gardens Mon 16 Feb—
Agapanthus, Blue Iris, Protea
Tues 17 Feb—Aloe
9 –13 Mar—Parent/ Teacher Reviews
Check class notice board for times and dates
Sat 28 March—Family Fun
day 10.00am0am—2.00pm
Journey around the world
Tues 31 Mar— End of term class par-
ty+ Puppet Show visiting the school.
Wed 1 April—School closes at 11am
(aftercare as usual till 5.30pm)
2—10 April—Holiday care EXCEPT ON
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS—Fri 3 April + Mon 6
April.
School reopens on Monday 13 April.
Lift Needed
Zac van Wyk needs
transport home in the
afternoon to Ron-
debosch East area.
Please contact Michelle
if you can help
083 321 5188.
P a g e 2
The teacher's task is
no small or easy one!
He has to prepare a
huge amount of
knowledge to satisfy
the child's mental
hunger, and she is
not, like the ordinary
teacher, limited by a
syllabus.
Maria Montessori
Welcome
Thank You
A big thank you our wonderful parents who continue to help.
Faizel (Tawfeeq’s Dad in Strelitzia) for the donation of the PC to the class.
Ethan Roode’s Grandmother (in Strelitzia) for the donation of a set of Ency-
clopedias.
Gail (Jason’s Mum in Strelitzia) for the donation of their rabbit Skye
All the parents that send fruit for class and aftercare.
For using your MySchool Card at Woolies, Engen, Quickshop,
Waltons, ToysRus, Kalahari.com, Reggies, SupaQuick We raised
A special welcome to our new Children’s Workshop children and parents as well as the chil-
dren that moved from nursery to preschool and from preschool to primary.
Butterflies– Aidan Attwell, Safiyyah Essop, Erin Flynn, Zara Fortune, Emily Groenwald, Musa
Isaacs, Omar Kutbi, Shalpa Lalla, Chiara Pretorius. We say farewell to Han Palkowski who has
moved to the Protea class.
Ladybirds— Zahra Ebrahim, Hannah Horn, Jennifer Kenyon-Winbush, Zayd Mahomed, Layla
Rhode-Turner, Dilshad Samaai, Ansaar-Jihaad Savahl.
Aloe– Ziyah Carr, Ciera Chetty, Safiya Fakier, Nkrumah and Angela Goncalves, Jordan
Louw, Qhawe Mpande.
Agapanthus—Yusuf Brey, Riya Chhiba, Akanakaishe Chingwete, Atidaishe Chivengwa, Nu-
saibah Regal, Adriel Kabamba, Keyaan Gabier and Elijah Trout and Immanuel Wong moved
from the Ladybirds class
Blue Iris– Lucy De Villiers, Lerato Gillespie-Naidoo,Tauri Hoffman, Naomi Kume-Abrahams
and Hayley Jacoman, Zoe Tsitsi moved from the Ladybirds class as well as Zia Soofie, Me-
gan Mukundi who moved from the Butterflies class.
Protea- Callum Anderson, Tendekai Chidanyika, Zaakiya John, Imange May, Amahle Ziye-
ka, Gcina Sulelo, Zach West, Mohamed Ebrahim, Gabrielle Mogomotsi, Bella Kalombo and
Liam Lee van Kesteren and Han Palkowski who moved from the Butterflies class. We also
welcome Ms Bahri who is doing her Montessori teacher training and will be here for the term
Strelitzia 6-9– Safiyah Khan, Buhle Ntombe as well as Cassandra Earl, Deiyaan Groepies,
Matthew Nomdo, Corbin Shanker, Josh Solomons, Zac van Wyk, Liya Williams who moved
from our preschool classes.
Strelitzia 9-12— Thabile Molebatsi, Demi-Leigh Bridgens, Noah Herbert, Tanaka Govha, Ethan
Roode who moved from the 6-9 class.
Staff— We welcome Ms Aakifah in our Primary 6-9 class, Ms Melly
and Ms Tanay in Agapanthus class, Ms Phumeza and Ms Opolla as
our new general assistants.
T h e C h i l d r e n ’ s M o n t e s s o r i W o r k s h o p
Nursery Update
P a g e 3
Aloe Class
Welcome to the new year and all the new faces in the Aloe
Class. We have all settled well into the class and look forward
to learning about the human body this term as well as our
outing to Kirstenbosch Gardens. Also reminding parents to
offer help for lifts please.
Thank you to Shehnaz Seria for volunteering to be our class
link for the family fun day. Ms Sheefa and Ms Cheryldene
Pre-School Update
Primary Update
A warm welcome to all our old & new children & parents in the Butterflies Class. The new children are settling in slowly but surely & the old children can't seem to understand why the new ones are crying. The settled ones very cutely help the new ones with the rules of the classroom. Our class link for this year is sadly still to be decided, please let us know soonest if you are up for the challenge, it is a great way to meet all the Beautiful Butterfly families. Here's to a very busy & fun-filled term… Ms Shanaaz, Ms Vusie and Ms Jacky
Hello from the Strelitzia Class A big welcome to our new children and a warm welcome back to our returning students. We are delighted with the growing 9-12 class and would also like to welcome Ms Aakifah (pictured right) as our new assistant in the 6-9 class. The children are very excited and full of energy for the new year !! Ms Yumna, Ms Liliona, Ms Aakifah
Family Fun Day
Thank you to the parents that volunteered to be
their class link. You will be hearing from them
soon to urge you to start donating items for our
white elephant stall and silent auction.
Butterflies: need a volunteer please
Ladybirds: need a volunteer please
Aloe: need a volunteer please
Agapanthus: need a volunteer please
Blue Iris: Hayley (Riley’s Mum)
Protea: Lee (Liam Lee’s Dad) & Shirley (Callum’s
Mum)
Strelitzia 6-9: Arlene (Josh’s Mum)
Strelitzia 9-12: Sheila (Thabile’s Mum)
Please keep asking your class Directress/
Office how else you can help.
Notices Birthdays
Staff Birthdays:
Patricia (Kitchen) 03 January
Shanaaz (Butterflies) 06 January
Nicole (Admin) 10 January
Peter (School Trustee) 10 February
Cheryldene (Aloe) 13 February
Happy Birthday to you all !!
January & February Buttterflies:
Ela Dinler 30 January
Omar Kutbi 30 January
Seth Mirai-Witter 6 February
Zara Fortune 15 January
Jaydah Britt 21 February
Ladybirds:
Mathias Jeannin-Flores 4 January
Hannah Horn 5 January
Amber Benjamin 6 January
Ansaar-Jihaad Savahl 23 January
Ruvarashe Mbumbwa 27 January
Leatile Magoro 17 February
Aloe:
Casey Muller 3 February
Jordan Louw 26 February
Agapanthus:
Emily Esterhuizen 15 February
Lily Peters 23 February
Blue Iris:
Azari Moodley 1 January
Setu Mtshishana 3 January
Noah Karth 8 January
Itumeleng Mafokwane 13 January
Aqueel Kutbi 14 January
M.Zaeem Omar 21 January
Hayley Jacoman 15 January
Hafsah Isaacs 17 February
Protea:
Isma-eel Meyers 8 February
Gcina Sulelo 9 February
Mohamed Ebrahim 10 February
Hanaa Moos 19 February
Chisom Mokwelu 28 February
Muhammad Shafeé 24 February
Strelitzia 6-9yrs
Josh Solomons 7 January
Cassandra Earl 5 February
Matthew Badrudeen 6 February
Zanele Ngweni 27 February
Strelitzia 9-12yrs
Tawfeeq Samodien 22 January
Thabile Molebatsi 24 January
Ethan Roode 28 February
Only use Selous Road gate.
Gates open at 7.30am (please don’t
leave your child alone at school before
7.30am)
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS
CLOSE THE GATE—ALL THE TIME
Lost Property
Please check the lost property box on a regular
basis. Should your child bring any clothing items
home that do not belong to him/her please return
it to school immediately. Remember to label your
child’s clothing items including shoes please.
Food
Parents are reminded of the following:
Children must eat breakfast at home
Food may not be sent to school unless your child
has special dietary requirements or it is your turn
to supply special snack on Friday /child’s
birthday.
Special snack every Friday
Remember that we encourage healthy eating, so
please supply appropriate food such as popcorn,
muffins, jelly and custard, etc. and note that it
may coincide with your child’s birthday that week.
Birthday Celebrations
Birthday cakes are welcome but please ensure
that they do not contain nuts or alcohol (some
cakes have a hint of this).
Party packs are not allowed. Please reserve this for
home parties.
Please donate a book to the class as part of your
child’s birthday celebration.
Bread Tags
Remember to collect and send your bread tags to
the office
Traffic Rules
For those who do not know or who have forgotten:
THIS IS A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO FOLLOW THE
SCHOOL TRAFFIC RULES:
· To create one-way flow, please enter Selous Road
from Queen Victoria Road only
· Do NOT make a U-turn in Selous Road under any
circumstances
· Park in LEGAL PARKING spaces only
· Follow the guidance of the traffic Monitor
· NO STOPPING OR PARKING in front of school
gates or neighbour’s driveways
· Drop-and-go ONLY from 08:00 - 08:30 when a
staff member is on duty
· There is NO stopping in front of school gates
in the afternoon
YOUR COOPERATION IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED
Venue Hire
The school playground is available for hire for birthday
parties and other social events. Please contact the of-
fice for further information and the applicable rates.
Medication Policy
All medication needs to be recorded in the medication
book available in the office – All medication needs to
be handed to the teacher on duty and must NOT be
left in your child’s bag.
Parent Contact Details
Please remember to update the office if any of your
contact details have changed. This includes people
who collect your child/ren from school.
School Tours
Every Wednesday at 09h30
Please book your appointment in advance at the office.
Reminders
Family Fun Day FOOD
Samoosas, Pies, Cakes, Sweets, Tea & Coffee, Delicious Beef and
Chicken Burgers, Boerewors Rolls, Cool Drinks, Popcorn, Candy Floss,
Ice cream
SILENT AUCTION
(eg: weekend accommodation, vouchers, works of art, baked
goods, toys, food hampers, music cd’s, books, linen, overnight stays,
cosmetics, facials, hair treatments, tools, sport items or anything you
may be able to donate/contribute etc.)
Items for the silent auction are contributed by parents and
sourced by the school. The auction items are displayed with a list for
written bids. As the day progresses, the bids increase until bidding
closes at 13:30. The last bidder buys the item.
We appeal to you to contribute items
All items are to be handed in at the office
Perishable items should only be presented on the Friday before the
event.
What can we expect this year? Loads of fun activities: Kiddy rides, face painting, games and much
more!
Great deals and bargains: silent auction, white elephant, tombola,
books, clothes, plants.
Lots of food: cakes, pies, burgers, boerewors rolls, cooldrinks, ice-
cream.
How can you HELP?
Volunteer your time, i.e. one parent can help at one of the stalls/activities for an hour while the other has fun with
your child! Please sign-up closer to the time.
Collect new items or vouchers to donate to the Silent Auction. Lobby your network for donations. Please bring items
to the office on or before Friday 28th March.
Donate items you no longer need to the White Elephant stall. Please collect items in clean good condition and bring
to the office on or before Friday 16th March.
Contribute to the Food around the world and bring cakes, bakes, treats and farm stall goodies (pickles, jam, etc.)
to school on Friday 27March.
Advertise the Fun Day by displaying a poster in your car window or at your vet/hairdresser/etc. Posters will be dis-
tributed closer to the date.
Dates to Diarise:
Collection Drives drop off all items
in the box provided or in the office
Week 1 ...(16 Feb-20 Feb)
White Elephant + Books
Week 2 ...(23 Feb—27 Feb)
Toys + Silent Auction
Week 3 ...(2 Mar—6 Mar)
Sweets & Chips
Week 4 ...(9 Mar—13 Mar)
Silent Auction items
Week 5 ...(16 Mar—20 Mar)
Food items + silent auction
items
FAMILY FUNDAY ON
SATURDAY 28TH MARCH
Creative Clay
Hello parents of 2015!
A quick note to say that I’m much recovered and
feeling better and I apologise for missing parent’s
evening.
For those that don’t know, I offer an extra mural
called ‘Kids Clay’.
It’s pottery and more, it’s fun and educational, it’s
good for hands, minds and bodies!
My demo lesson will happen at the Belvedere
campus this Monday 9th February.
If you would like to sign up your child please get
application forms from the office.
Thank You
Heidi
We are excited to be able to offer parents the opportunity .
Look out for the permission slips that will be sent out this week in your child’s
pocket and then will be done at the end of February.
SPEECH- AND LANGUAGE SCREENING
Speech and language development is considered a useful indicator of your child’s overall development and cognitive ability which is related to
school success. It is therefore, my pleasure to inform you that we will be doing a Speech- and Language screening at your child’s school.
The aim of a Speech-, Language- and Auditory Processing screening:
A speech screening is a procedure where the Speech Therapist does a few simplified tests on your child to determine if he/she is at risk of having a disability/delay in speech-, language-, auditory processing- and/or hearing. Early identification of such problems is optimal as early
intervention helps prevent possible scholastic difficulties caused by the problem.
The screening procedure takes place at school. Children older than 3 years can be screened at a cost of R100.00 that can be sent to school
with the completed consent letter. A summary report with the screening results will be provided with the appropriate referrals made. A copy of this report will be provided to your child’s school, as well as the parent(s). If you have a child younger than 3 years and are worried about his/
her speech development, please feel free to contact me for advice or to make arrangements for an evaluation.
Elrika Hoffman Pr. No.: 082 001 049 4410 Speech and Language Therapist (B. STELB.)
[email protected] 082 331 7543
The MySchool MyVillage My-
Planet fundraising programme
is one of South Africa’s biggest
community programmes. We
raise funds for schools, charities and environmental
organisations through a card system that allows support-
ers to raise funds for their beneficiary (school or charity)
every time they shop at our partner stores. Partners make
a contribution, on behalf of the supporter/cardholder, to-
wards the beneficiary they have selected. The system al-
lows cardholders to make a difference to a worthy
cause without it costing them a cent! The MySchool
MyVillage MyPlanet programme raises more than R4 mil-
lion per month for the schools, charities, animal welfare
and environmental organisations it supports.
Get your free card now
Application forms will be sent home/obtained in the
office or online—please drop completed forms in at
the office (Ms Ilhaam)
Congratulations
Interesting Links
The Ebrahim family (Zahra in Ladybirds Class) on the birth of their baby.
The Toyer family (Dayyaan in Ladybirds Class) on the birth of their baby.
The Fortune Family (Yaseen in Blue Iris & Hakeem in Ladybirds Class) on the birth of their baby.
The Kutbi Family (Aqueel in Blue Iris and Omar in Butterflies Class) on the birth of their twin
daughters.
The Magoro Family (Leatile in Ladybirds class) on the birth of their baby.
www.montessoriconnect.co.za—our website
www.samontessori.org.za—South African Montessori Association website
https://www.myschool.co.za/supporter/apply/ - My school applications
http://www.montessoriforeveryone.com—More information about Montessori
http://www.michaelolaf.net/lectures.html—more about Montessori
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/10-benefits-montessori-preschool/
http://www.freeworldu.org/static/childsplay.aspx?gclid– the importance of play
http://store.msuextension.org/publications/HomeHealthandFamily/ - the importance of
play