Queen of the day : Andisiwe

If you like pizza you have something in common with Andisiwe! She loves pizza so much that she brought us some to share at school...it was DELICIOUS! She comes from a big family ... she has three brothers and sisters - one of them being a set of twins! She loves to help her mother do chores over the weekend - something I'm sure her mother must so appreciate. She loves playing with her dolls. She spoke really well and can be very proud of her oral. Well done Andisiwe.

Queen of the day: Keshme

Keshme was very lucky because she spent her 5th birthday in the Disney World in Hong Kong! How lucky is that! She has a fish tank which she says is bigger than the classroom and it lives in her lounge!Her best fish is a coral beauty. She brought her Dad's old camera to school (which is now hers) and passed the camera around so that we could all see what the coral beauty fish looked like. It really is a beautiful fish. She LOVES 'her Nelly' - the lady who looks after her - and would hate it if she left her.  Chicken curry is her favourite meal and many of the children in the class agreed with her. She doesn't like dogs as they frighten her. She also loves to swim at the Country Club.

Civvies Day on Friday

Everyday PLEASE!!

King of the day: Nickyle

Nickyle was very proud to show us his photographs of his family. Not only does he live with his mum, dad and granny but he also shares his home with 2 pairs of budgies, a rotwieller as well as a toy pom! The rotwieller sleeps outside to protect his family but the toy pom sleeps inside. Lucky toy pom!The best part of his day is when he is able to ride his bike without doing chores. ....he HATES chores! He loves visiting the beach where he and his family often braai. Chinese chicken and prawns are best meals!

Queen of the Day : Treya

Treya is new at Eden so it was a daunting task for her to stand up in front of us all and say an oral. She had a beautiful poster in which she explained all about her and her family. Fish fingers is her favourite meal and she loves to ride her bike. She has a younger sister.I hope that she remains very happy at Eden!

Queen of the day: Senead

Senead did a wonderful oral. She used keycards which helped her speak clearly and confidently. She told us that she didn't like fish or vegetables (luckily she doeasn't live with Bhongo!)She loved to bake desserts especially cupcakes. Her favourite book was Charlie and the chocolate factory. She also has a dog which she loves to take to the beach when they go and swim.

King of the day : Bhongo

Bhongo delighted us today with his oral. He loves cars .....so much so that he would love to be a Formula One racing driver one day. His most favourite food is prawns and fish and although he doesn't have a pet he is wishing for a hamster! Hope your mum buys you one for your birthday Bhongo.

Queen of the day: Utara

Utara did a wonderful oral today. We learnt all about her and that she even grows her own tomatoes in her garden. She loves animals and showed us some beautiful pictures of horses and her rabbit called "Munch"!

Numberline work

This week we will be concentrating on working on the numberline during maths. The children will be encouraged to use a numberline to work out solutions to their problems. The idea behind this is it gives children different strategies to work out problems - they don't only RELY on ONE method. Some children may find this way easier!Look at website www.funbrain.com to practice

Fun maths on Friday

On Friday morning our maths consisted of GAMES! The children were placed in groups of between 4 and 5. One group played a maths game on the computer, the next group played a card game in which they had to add two cards together and the one who gained the highest number won all the cards and the last group played a game with dice. They had such fun and i know how much they learnt. Fridays are now going to be maths games days!The children can't wait.

First Day at School

A new term starts off with a ......BIRTHDAY BASH!

What a way to start a new term..... with a birthday bash! Eden College is 5years old this year so we, as a staff, decided to celebrate the event with a big birthday party. The whole school gathered on the field (in temp reaching 31 C!)  and were entained by all sorts of people. Eventually my children, clutching cupcakes in their sweaty palms, headed gratefully up into the airconditioned classroom!

In grade 2, we decided to carry on with birthday theme, so each child was welcomed with a special "Grade 2" party pack. Great fun was had blowing up balloons, finding places to sit and pinning pictures of themselves on the pinboard next to their friends. Unpacking stationery was an eventful exercise but we all managed to get through the day with no tears and loads of laughter. So looking forward to getting to know these new little souls.