Happy Birthday!

Stepping Stones had it's 36th Birthday on Friday 20th July. We let our older and longest standing members of staff blow out the candles. These ladies have a combined service of about 95 years - can you believe so many years! Everyone sang Happy Birthday in 3 languages (English, Afrikaan and Xhosa) and then we all had 'cake'!!!

With the Olympic Games upon us we started this term with a look at Ancient Greece and some of the wonderful things that came from those times including the Olympic Games. The children were facinated by the various Gods and goddesses as well as the alphabet, clothing, homes and wars of the times.

With Philip Martins wonderful illustrations and posters and labels from Twinkl I made this display wall. The children cut out and painted their greek vases for art!

So much has happened since my last blog and yes I know it has been almost 2 months but how time flies. To update - we had our annual Music day and a lot of fun was had by all!

Mini Michael Jackson!

Guest dancers from the Eastern Cape

Exposing the children to the bagpipes!

We all sing together!

We also had a special World Environment week where each group did  project on Energy saving or use. We invited our local Environment guru to come and jude the competition and she was blown away by our presentations. The grade 3& 4 group presented a pie chart on their energy use and saving at home and at school. The grade 2 group did a project on renewable and non-renewable enengy and the Grade one group worked out what had been consumed in a week and drew a house with a family doing a lot to make a difference. All were winners but the grade 1 group were given the prize for their beautiful depiction!

 Grade 3 & 4 presentation!

 Grade 2 presentation!

 The winning poster by Grade 1!

Grade 2 Group standing proudly with Sue in front of their posters!

Our artists were also winners at the eisteddfod this year winning gold and silver certificates- well done to all!

Well done Grade 2!

End of term was then upon us and hubby and I took a break to Summerset West (near Cape Town) the weather was not too good butr the highlight has to be a visit to the car museum in Franchoek where I found my Ferrari ( I alway tell the kids "I want a Farrari and I am not going to get one!" when they use the dreaded "I want..." for an impossible request. So here it is kids!!!!!!!

Well that is all for now! Back to school on Monday so have to get last prep done!