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Attending St Stithians
Junior Preparatory marks the beginning of your child’s
journey through the College and we hope that these early
years will be a happy and successful experience for you
and your child.
Our aim is to make our school a place where all people
feel welcome and valued: a place of security and love
where children's dreams are realized.
Attending St Stithians Junior Preparatory marks the
beginning of your child’s journey through the College
and we hope that these early years will be a happy and
successful experience for you and your child.
Our aim is to make our school a place where all people
feel welcome and valued: a place of security and love
where children's dreams are realized.
GRADE 1
Grade 1 is the beginning of the formal school programme.
Grade R skills are a consolidation and used as a base
for more formal teaching of reading, writing and
spelling. Mathematical skills are extended and problem
solving exercises are introduced more formally.
The children are exposed to more Life Skill lessons and
more cultural and computer skills and second languages
are taught in a conversational context.
GRADE 2
The Grade 2 programme builds upon the good skills learnt
in Grade 1. Children are extended and become more
proficient in all academic areas of school.
This is an exciting year of growth and development for
children of this age socially, culturally and
academically.
Part of the programme in Grade 2 encompasses leadership
and cultural programmes and extension of sporting and
cultural activities. This is a year in which children
are prepared for a smooth and happy transition into the
Prep. Schools.
Specialist Subjects
Design and Technology
At the Foundation Phase most of the work is directed by
the teacher. Problems are set and the teacher guides the
learners to find different solutions to solve problems.
A few skills are taught at a time and applied directly
to a short project. As the learners become confident in
the technological processes they are encouraged to find
solutions on their own.
Technology Education is not an alternative art or
practical science lesson, yet it encompasses them all
and more. It has sub areas such as processing (how
things can change) , structures (the shape of things)
and mechanisms (how things work). All the different
areas are taught in all the grades at different level of
difficulty.
Music
Music has a impact on our lives in so many ways and has
been identified as a very powerful tool to learn in
life. Music is a form of nutrition for the brain which
triggers the release of endorphins which is a feel-good
chemical in the brain and that it has a positive effect
on learning.
Children that attend St Stithians will have the
opportunity to part-take in the following fun
interactive lessons and experiencing music in true
style. The children will be exposed to:
Song
Playing music on instruments
Playing rhythm on drums
Experiencing music through movement
Learning about the different types and concepts of music
Listening and relaxing to music
Physical Education
In Grade R, the focus is on Gross Motor co-ordination.
This includes body and spatial awareness, movement,
eye-hand and eye-foot co-ordination, crossing midline,
upper body strengthening, body conditioning and an
introduction to various sport disciplines.
The emphasis of Physical Education classes is for
children to get exposure to as many sports as possible
with the aim of having as much fun as possible. Our
school is very fortunate to have the use of outstanding
sporting equipment and facilities.
During the first term of Grade 1 & 2, the children are
taken to the Aquatics centre, where they are taught the
basics of swimming and stroke correction. They are also
shown the basics of springboard diving and water polo.
When the heated pools get a bit cold we move into
athletics disciplines such as long jump, high jump,
relay races, hurdles, cross country, steeple chase,
javelin and shot-put.
In Term 2 we concentrate on ball sports, teaching the
children the rules, skills and match play situations of
basketball, netball, soccer, hockey and tennis. We end
the term with discussions on sportsmanship and a "Boot
camp", which always proves to be a great success.
Term 3 kicks off with a module of educational gymnastics
in the College gymnasium. The children are taught
movement, tumble turns, motor planning and climbing.
After half term we are back with a splash and the water
sports continue on a more advanced level, including life
saving and a mini biathlon.
Languages
During our language lessons the Grade Ones and Twos
enjoy learning Afrikaans and Zulu. The aim of our
lessons is to foster an awareness of these cultures and
a love for different languages through song, poetry and
dialogue.
Library and Fun Reading Room
As reading and literacy are so important in the Junior
Preparatory, the Library truly is the heart of the
Junior Preparatory. This is where the children come for
their library lesson and story once a week. They also
have the chance to borrow books on a weekly basis for
parents to read to or with them.
The Fun Reading Room is part of the Library. Children
come to choose their readers daily from the level on
which they are reading. There are also volunteer
"Reading Grannies and Grandpas" who come to listen to
the children read. This is a highlight for the children
- and for the grannies and grandpas! This system really
assists in developing the children into confident
readers.
Aftercare
St Stithians Junior Preparatory offer an Aftercare
service straight after school till 17h30. For more
information, please contact our reception.
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