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.)

elrika.hoffman@gmail.com 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