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29 APR 2015
EDITION 7
In this Edition
From
Mr. Kuypers Desk
Grade 0
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Extra-Murals
General News
Magic in Grade 1
Maths Fun
Making Jam
Using iPads in class
The Amazon
MASTERCHEF Italia
Soccer and Netball
Fixtures
Chameleons
Forthcoming Events
Standardised Tests
CRAWFORD ITALIA
VOCE
From Mr. KuyperÊs Desk
The school has settled down well and all 2nd term activities are well under way. This week will, of
course, be unsettling as, due to the two public holidays (Monday and Friday), we have a three-day week.
The school will, never the less, function normally, with Mrs Meintjes in the hot seat while I am away.
Next Friday (8 May) we will celebrate MotherÊs Day at school. All Crawford Italia Mothers (or a
replacement Mom if necessary) are invited to come to school at 08.00, where they will be entertained
by the pupils in the Piazza before enjoying refreshments in the Staffroom.
I regret to inform parents that one of our permanent coaches, Coach Mo, has resigned from Grassroots
to take up a position with Bounce. This will be effective end May. I would like to thank Coach Mo for
the wonderful service that he has given to our school and wish him well with his new venture. Coach
Sheldon (known to me and the pupils) will replace Coach Mo for Phys Ed lessons, while Coach Goofy
(Gavin Prangley) will take over Coach MoÊs coaching role.
I have needed to make a late change to the Extramural Programme for Gr 3 and 4 Netball. We have
been informed that matches will be played on Friday afternoons. We will, therefore, cancel netball on a
Thursday, but have practices on Monday and Wednesday, with matches on Fridays (together with the
Gr 1 and 2 fixtures – please see the newsletter for details).
Best Wishes
Owen Kuyper
Principal
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Extra-mural News
As in past terms, I am very pleased with the very high participation level of the Crawford Italia pupils
in extramural activities. I have, however, been disappointed by the attendance at extramural activities –
especially by Gr 0 and 1 pupils. May I appeal to parents to please assist their child by telling them daily
what activity they are doing and ensuring that they pack the correct kit for their chosen activity. Please
remember that pupils are not allowed to play tennis or netball if they are not wearing running shoes
with white soles – pupils are not allowed onto courts with black soles or without shoes.
Inter school matches start this week when the Under 9/10 Soccer team plays a fixture against Eden
College on Wednesday afternoon at Eden. Like other age groups, we have 19 players participating in
this age group. Only 10 players are chosen to play in the 8-a-side match and, therefore, players will be
rotated during the term to ensure that everybody is given a fair chance to represent their school.
Grade 1 and 2 Soccer and Netball Fixtures
DATE
Friday
8 May
Friday
15 May
Friday
22 May
Friday
22 May
Friday
29 May
Friday
5 June
Friday
12 June
Friday
19 May
OPPONENTS
VENUE
ADDRESS
Houghton Primary
Home
Bedfordview
Bedfordview Primary
Bedfordview
Primary
School Rd,
Bedfordview
Reddamhouse
Home
Bedfordview
Malas 7-a-Side Soccer
Crawford
Pretoria
Eastleigh
Eastleigh
Totius Rd
Groenkloof
1 Central Ave,
Eastleigh, Edenvale
Leister Rd
Home
Edenglen
Edenglen
Bishop Bavin
Bishop Bavin
Bedfordview
Wadenaar Road,
Rietfontein, Edenvale
Healey Rd,
Bedfordview
Grade 3 and 4 Netball Fixtures
The Gr 3and 4 Team will play as Under 9Ês on a Friday afternoon with the Gr 1 and 2 fixtures. Please
see dates and venues above.
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Under 9 and 10 Soccer Fixtures
DATE
Wednesday
29 April
Wednesday
6 May
Friday 8
May
Saturday 9
May
Wednesday
13 May
Wednesday
20 May
Saturday
9 May
Friday 22
May
Wednesday
3 June
Wednesday
10 June
OPPONENTS
VENUE
Eden
Eden
Torah
Malas U10 Soccer
Crawford U10
Soccer
Houghton
Norwood
Sandton Soccer
Festival
Crawford
Sandton
Crawford
Pretoria
Linksfield
Primary
Linksfield
Primary
Bishop Bavin
Hirch Lyons
48 Johannesburg Rd
Lyndhurst
C/o Club & Kloof St
Linksfield
Totius Rd
Groenkloof
Benmore Ave
Sandton
C/o Club & Kloof St
Linksfield
Scholtz Ave
Norwood
Benmore Ave
Sandton
Totius St
Groenkloof
C/o Club & Kloof St
Linksfield
C/o Club & Kloof St
Linksfield
Linksfield
Primary
Crawford
Pretoria
Crawford
Sandton
Linksfield
Primary
Norwood
Malas
ADDRESS
Forthcoming Events
Date
Day
Activity
Friday
1 May
Workers Day - School Closed
Thursday
7 May
Grade 4 Parent Interviews
Friday
8 May
MotherÊs Day Presentation. 08:00
Friday
8 May
Malas Snr Soccer Festival (Under 10)
Saturday
9 May
Inter Crawford Soccer - Sandton
Friday
15 May
School Closed – Staff Training Day
16-18 May
CAF Unprepared Reading
22 May
Jnr Malas Soccer 6 a side – Crawford Pretoria (Under 7 and 8)
28 May – 7 June
CAF Poetry Competition
29 May
Tekkie Tax Day in aid of CHOC
Saturday
to
Monday
Friday
Thursday
to
Sunday
Friday
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Standardised Tests
As we now have our first Intersen Phase class (Gr 4), I would like to explain the Standardised Test
System that will be followed at our school from now on:
All pupils in the Intersen Phase (Gr 4 to 7) at Crawford Prep Schools write a Standardised Test each
week during the Trimester (the ISP academic year is divided into 3 Trimesters and reports are issued at
the end of each). Each of the core curriculum subjects (English, 2nd Additional Language, Mathematics,
Science, Geography, History, Option 1 and Option 2) will be assessed in turn on a Wednesday, from
7.45 – 8.45 each week (it is very important that pupils are not late for school). At other schools, and in
future years at Crawford Italia, there will be more than one class per grade. A standardised test is
written by all pupils in the grade to ensure that the level of assessment in the different classes is the
same.
The Standardised Test Time Table at Crawford Italia for this Trimester is:
Day
Date
Period
Subject
Wednesday
22 April
1 and 2
English
Wednesday
29 April
1 and 2
Afrikaans
Wednesday
6 May
1 and 2
Maths
Wednesday
13 May
1 and 2
Geography
Wednesday
20 May
1 and 2
History
Wednesday
27 May
1 and 2
Science
Wednesday
3 June
1 and 2
Option 1
Wednesday
10 June
1 and 2
Option 2
These Standardised Tests, together with the exams, which are written in June (Gr 5-7) and November
(Gr 4-7) each year, form the formal assessment section of a subjects assessment mark.
If parents have any questions regarding the Standardised Tests, please donÊt hesitate to speak to Mrs
Albers or myself.
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Grade 0
Welcome back for our second term of the year. This term will be packed full of exciting
inquiry related activities and outings for the children. Our Unit of Inquiry for the term is;
Art is a means of creative expression.
Show-and-tell
Please support the children's interests in the unit of inquiry by sending different items to
school related to the inquiry, for example books, articles, paints, clay, paintbrushes,
paintings, iPad images, etc.
Phonics
Please ensure that you continue encouraging the correct letter formation for their name,
first letter only as a capital and the rest lower case. This week we will be focussing on
the phonics letter "i" and next week the letter "r". Please support your child's interest
with regards to the phonics program, by sending different items to school relating to the
relevant letter.
Reading Eggs (Free app)
Please ensure that you have received the information letter about Reading Eggs. This
letter provides you with the user name and password. If you have not received one of
these letters, please speak to your child's teacher. This is a reading program that allows
children to progress at their own pace. If you are not sure how it works, please do not
hesitate to ask for assistance with regards to this.
Maths
Start to talk about mom and dad's telephone numbers and home address. Concepts like
more than, less than, equal to; many and fewer; ordinal numbers, like first, second,
third, etc. Talk to them about the different types of coins and notes, 20c, 50c, R1, R2,
R5, R10, R20, R50, R100 and R200.
Things to collect
Any old clothes that can be used for dress-up play, old jewellery, leftover pieces of
wrapping paper, newspapers and magazines (please check these for inappropriate
pictures before bringing them in); old Christmas or birthday cards and any other antiwaste materials that can be recycled.
Dates to remember (Grade 0 specific)
Thursday 30 April - Art on One outing
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Sensory Day Fun
During our first term, the children enjoyed their very first sensory day. Sensory play
includes any activity that stimulates your childÊs senses: touch, smell, taste, sight and
hearing. Sensory activities and sensory tables facilitate exploration and naturally
encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate and
explore. Spending time stimulating their senses helps children develop cognitively,
linguistically, socially and emotionally, physically and creatively.
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Grade 1
Magic in Grade 1
Each day at school we work on developing different concepts. We have been working
hard on developing our number concept. We love working with numbers, but it is very
important that we donÊt rush this process. We also make sure we always move from
concrete to abstract. We have been working hard towards developing our mathematical
knowledge and skills, especially focusing on addition. We are still working with numbers
from zero to ten. This week we focused on bonds of five; two numbers when added
together that will give us the answer five. We loved using play dough, counters and
beaded necklaces to assist us with developing this skill.
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Something else we are really enjoying is this terms provocation, Roald Dahl. He is
turning out to be quite an interesting character himself. Who knew he loved eating
prawns, mayonnaise and lettuce for lunch everyday? We really are „learning something
new everyday.‰ We have just started exploring his books, and we all look forward to
seeing how these stories unfold.
Thank you to all the parents who have sent all the interesting Roald Dahl facts and
storybooks.
What we have noticed about Roald Dahl is his love for transporting the reader to a
magical place, like Roald Dahl has said, „A little magic can take you a long way.‰ We
are definitely seeing the truth in this statement.
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Grade 2
The grade 2Ês have jumped back into working so quickly and we have begun learning
new concepts. In maths we have been practicing how to break down large numbers and
explored Mass practically. It was lots of fun to use HarryÊs marbles to compare the mass
of different classroom objects.
In social science we watched a lovely video on the Amazon jungle, leading from AngeloÊs
pod he brought in last term, which is from a tree from the Amazon. While watching the
video, it was great to hear new information on the wild life, trees and plants found in
and around the Amazon. Harry heard that cocoa beans were grown there, and was
quick to explain to everyone that this is what chocolates are made from.
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A-J brought in a book about crazy animals. The boys had great fun paging through it
and finding the animals they had seen on the video, like the poisonous Dart Frog,
chameleons and small monkeys.
In Art we have looked at different images of chameleons and at the amazing features
these creatures have. We had to draw a chameleon, paying special attention to the small
circles on the skin and the different colours that are found together to play tricks on the
eye from a distance.
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Grade 3
Making Berry Jam
PaddingtonÊs love of Marmalade made us curious to process of jam making. Investigating
it made us decide to rather make berry jam as Marmalade is a long and difficult process.
With the help of BreeÊs Mom and Dad we made a bottle of jam for every household. We
weighed and measured the ingredients, and watched as the berries and sugar turned into
sweet jam.
KianaÊs granny helped us bake scones to enjoy with the jam. Mr. Kuyper tried his with
ice-cream as a desert.
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MASTERCHEF Italia 2015
The Masterchef Italia competition was one of the highlights of 2014. The 2015 search
for the Masterchef in Grade 3 turned out to be even more exciting.
All seventeen members of the class showed off their cooking skills in the first round.
Sharp knives, blenders and even a ThermoMix were used to impress the judges.
Ten were voted into the semifinals, judged by Mrs Meintjes, Shannon and Teacher Luisa.
Good luck to the four finalists, Isabella, Bree, Arya and Khumo, who will battle it out in
the finals on Tuesday, 5 May 2015
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Grade 4
We have been hard at work in the Grade 4 classroom this term. We have learnt a great
deal in Science - about the structure of plants and animals. The children were allowed to
use their iPads to Google and explore animals with a different number of legs, as well as
animals that have with feathers, fur or scales. This sparked genuine interest in the
classification of animals in general. We then looked at vertebrates and invertebrates.
We have been trying to use the iPad as a tool in the classroom, where it is not meant to
take over the lesson, but rather enhance and aid the learning. In Afrikaans, we have
slowly been building up our vocabulary, and we are now starting to write short
sentences. We used Popplet (a brainstorming app on the iPad) to summarise some of the
vocabulary learnt.
Unfortunately, due to load shedding, not all iPads come to school charged, and in these
cases, where Popplet was not used, the good old fashioned brain storming on cardboard
has been used.
my popplet
My broek is oranje
africans clothes
My hare is
swart
My armband is
rooi.
My skoene is
swart
My hare is swart
My kortbroek is
rooi
My mond is pienk
My kouse is groen.
My handskoene
is pienk.
My hemp is rooi
My skoene is swart.
My jas is pienk.
My hemp is
blou.
my popplet
My skoene is rooi
My hemp is blou
My hare is swart
My kortbroek is rooi
My kouse blou
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