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PREPARATORY PALM LAKES
At Trinityhouse Palm Lakes,
The Grade 1s have decided
to explore the community in all its
colour and diversity. They began
by learning all about the different
jobs we have in our community.
To kick-start this theme, our
pupils were tasked with sharing
what their respective parents
do for a living. We all found it
very interesting to hear about
the various jobs that our parents
do, as well as learning about
what each job entails and how
it benefits the community. The
pupils used their colourful creative
thinking while working in groups
to discuss the importance of four
common professions. Ultimately
it was decided that every
occupation is important and that
each job has a role to play in our
diverse community.
Women’s Day Art – let’s decorate with glitter glue!
In Grade 2, we incorporate
creative and colourful
methodology in as many lessons
as possible. Mrs Matthee truly
believes that if a child enjoys a
lesson, he/she will remember it
very clearly. Let’s use Mathematics
as an example. Most pupils do
not enjoy Maths, they complain
that it is boring, difficult and even
mundane. Therefore, Mrs Matthee
had to think of creative ways to
make Maths more appealing.
When she thinks of something
appealing, she naturally thinks
of her deep and eternal love for
chocolate, which is shared by
many a young child. She decided
to incorporate Smarties (colourful
and oh-so-tasty) into their lesson
about doubling and halving.
It worked brilliantly and using
concrete apparatus like Smarties
helped to reinforce the difficultto-grasp
concept.
Suyash Poonmassy and
Sibongisipho Madlala
In Grade 3, we experience a
variety of creative and colourful
methods of learning. We have
had such fun learning Time. The
Grade 3s became human minute
and hour hands on our big bright
and colourful clock. They also
explored the themes Reptiles and
Amphibians. We started our theme
with lots of colourful activities,
learning Reptile and Amphibian
eggs by using grapes and speckled
Aayush Dinanath
eggs to show the difference, making
anaconda swamps out of jelly, and
playing a game of pin the tongue on
the snake.
We live in a country where diversity
is celebrated. Where individuals
are accepted for their uniqueness
and differences. Our Grade 4 pupils
have been exploring their rights as
South African citizens, and not only
have they learnt about their basic
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