Centurion Primary School

GRADE 1-3 (Foundation)

TEACHERS

Reading
Counting
Have their flip file (Homework file) in their bag every day and DBE books (if sent home).
Write name and surname
Learn address and parent phone numbers
Learn weekly Sight words
Practice writing their letters and numbers

Listen to reading & counting
Test spelling words and sign test book.
Check stationary – clearly marked
Read to your child and ask questions
Do Homework every day
Send money in a clearly marked envelope/bag. School fees must be paid in at office.
Birthdays – Birthday cakes (cut into slices), cupcakes or prepacked party packs are allowed.

PE: Class teacher will inform on what day PE is.
(Learners must wear their PE clothes- navy blue shorts, yellow golf shirt, white socks and takkies.

ART: Bring items that the teacher may ask for e.g. wool, pipe cleaners, split pins, magazines etc.

Letters and communication

Please sign all letters from teacher and or reply (if asked).
Letter from home will be signed if given to teacher (please place in flip file).
Teachers will be communicating with Class Dojo (please check the App daily).
Let me know of any change or “upset” in your child’s life.
Send any O.T. speech therapist etc. report for teachers’ attention.

Show and tell (Listening and speaking assessment)

Child must be able to present to class – parents must assist at home and will be informed beforehand. Please check homework to ensure your child is prepared.

Parent assistance

Cover books – extra readers, workbooks etc.
Make appointments at the office
Lesson – please make sure that items asked, are at school (Family photo, Pictures etc)
AGM > and other Parent meetings please attend.
Learners must play outside. Less TV and more physical activities
Merits and demerits
Lost property
Intervention lessons: Parents must please support learners at home.

Lunch Boxes

Please make sure to provide your child with a healthy lunch box daily.
Please provide nutritional food, as nutrition is vital for good concentration.
Please refrain from sending fizzy drinks and sweets to school.
Please send a water bottle to school every day (No glass bottles must be sent to school with learners- only plastic).

Tuck Shop

Try limit giving learners too much money (rather send learners with homemade packed lunches).
Fridays learners can get money to buy sweets and goodies at the Tuck-shop.

Illness

We are not allowed to give learners any medicine, so please do not send any to school. Please do not send learners to school if they are very ill and have contagious diseases like stomach bugs, chicken pocks, measles and Covid.

Toys

Please don’t send any toys with learners to school. Toys cause problems as they get broken or stolen.

Label school items and clothes

Please label all your child’s stationery and clothes once received. Learners have to learn responsibility and take care of their own belongings. The school’s Lost and Found is open in the mornings from 07:00-07:30. Parents have to accompany their children if they have lost something. Teachers will not be able to search for lost items as we cannot leave learners unattended to search for lost belongings.

Uniforms

Learners must come to school dressed neatly in the correct school uniform. Drimacs are only allowed on rainy days. PE days will be communicated as soon as possible, when the learners have PE and must wear the PE uniform. That is; navy sport shorts and yellow PE golf shirt with the school logo. Black or white tekkies, (no name brands) and white socks. No other PE clothes will be accepted. PE clothes are only allowed on PE days. Hair should be cut neatly (boys-no Mohawks or lines) and girls’ hair should be tied neatly. If it is a rainy day, please do not send learners to school in other jackets, only school jackets/jerseys.

Homework

Learners have homework to complete every day except on Friday’s. Please ensure that you support your child with their homework each day and check it before they pack it away. Establish a good routine at home in which learners do their homework every day, help with chores, play outside and get to bed early. A tired learner cannot concentrate in class. Learners should be in bed by 8 o’clock. Please read to your child often and encourage them to try to read also.

Grade 3 – Term 2 – Homework

Grade 3 – Term 2 – Homework Stories

Values and manners

Values and manners are a very important part of growing up. We encourage the learners to always be polite, respect other people, to say please and thank you, to never hurt a friend and to listen to the teachers. Greeting one another is also important. Please teach your children to respect the environment around them i.e. not to throw papers on the ground but in the dustbin, not to draw on furniture etc. Please support us by also reinforcing these values and manners at home.

Routine

Please establish a good routine at home. Make sure learners go to bed early and at the same time every night. Let your child do chores at home. Chores will teach your child responsibility. Also reduce the amount of TV that your child watches and encourage outdoor play. Also be vigilant with the programs that they are watching as certain programs are not appropriate for their age and they display/discuss what they see when they come to school.

Transport

Please make sure learners are fetched on time. Arrange with the class teacher if someone else will be picking up your child and if your child should attend aftercare. If your child is fetched by a transport company, please ensure that they know the person who is fetching them.