WHAT CUTIES CORNER MONTESSORI
PRE-SCHOOL OFFERS:
CUTIES CORNER STAFF:
Our staff consist of 2 Montessori qualified teachers,
Tammy Hastie, Tina Hastie and principal, Gaynor Hastie. All staff have also
taught preschool children at Sunday School and have attended numerous
educational and training workshops and seminars in addition to their main
qualifications. Tammy Hastie is also an experienced Graphic Designer and
all staff are musically and creatively talented in a variety of
artistic/sporting fields including musical gymnastics, tap-dancing, tennis,
cricket, sketching, drawing, painting, fabric painting, beading, computer
training, piano and keyboard.
Cuties Corner staff are fully trained in First Aid and
CPR.
CUTIES CORNER CALENDAR:
Cuties Corner operates according to the Public School
Calendar, mornings only, thus having 4 terms per year.
Cuties Corner is closed on all public holidays.
CUTIES CORNER OFFERS THE FOLLOWING FOR ALL
PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN:
Ø
Full Montessori tuition in: Practical Life, Sensorial,
Language, Maths, Zoology, Botany, History, Geography, Science, Art and
Religion, using the recognized, prescribed and imported Nienhuis Montessori
materials/equipment;
Ø Music Lessons (one on one and group, on piano, keyboard
and other instruments).
Ø Art Lessons and Activities (one on one and group
activities).
Ø Computer Lessons (one on one and group tuition
including mouse and keyboard orientation with Microsoft packages
specifically programmed for the children for usage in all subjects.)
Ø Outdoor Development Skills including Rhythmic Gym and
Ball Skills.
Ø Annual Individual Photographs.
Ø Annual Class Photographs.
Ø Laminated Calendar with Individual Photograph of your child
for the following year.
Ø Annual Laminated Certificate of Attendance and Merit.
Ø Quarterly Individual Written Assessments.
Ø Individual Weekly Communications Book sent home each
Friday, returned signed by parents on each Monday.
Ø Continual Assessment Books for each child in English
Language and Mathematics.
Ø Newsletters.
Ø Christian Values & Ethics including Christian Bible
Education.
Ø Individual Hand Towels including their regular Laundry.
(NB: These towels remain the property of the school when your child leaves).
DAILY TIMES AND IDEA
OF ROUTINE AT CUTIES CORNER:
(Routine subject to change depending on weather,
extra-murals and themes – detailed below is an idea of how our days are
planned for your child):
The School is open from 07:30 and ends at 12:30 with
13:00 being cut-off for collecting your child..
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Children arrive, fully supervised free
play with their friends. |
| 08:00-08:30 |
Good Morning Ring
including a Morning Prayer, completion of our daily
special Calendar and Attendance Register |
| 08:30-10:30 |
Montessori Work Period
including one-one one Montessori
presentations |
| 10:30-11:45 |
Snack Time, Outside
Development Skills and free outdoor play |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Group Theme Discussions,
Story Time, Extra-murals ie Music, Art and/or Computers. |
| 12:30-13:00 |
Supervised Free Play,
Quiet Story Time, Music Appreciation |
BIRTHDAYS:
A Birthday Ring Ceremony is
held on the child’s birthday or on the nearest convenient day, when the
children all celebrate the life of the Birthday child t
ogether. Parents are
requested to bring cupcakes or a cake for the class to share when celebrating the birthday of their child and the parents are invited to
attend this celebration.
The Montessori Birthday Ring
is quite unique in that the birthday child is encouraged to carry our globe,
starting at the season his/her birthday falls into, (Summer, Autumn, Winter
or Spring) and he/she walks around the carpet with the globe, passing all
the seasons, (pictures placed on the mat) and around a symbol of the sun in
the centre, returning to his/her original starting point and season. As the
child is doing this, together the class repeats “the earth takes 365 days to
go around the sun, which is one full calendar year and …..(name) has now
turned….. years today”. Cuties Corner then presents the child with a small
gift in celebration of his/her birthday and the traditional “Happy Birthday”
song is sung.
CODE OF CONDUCT AND
DISCIPLINE:
Cuties Corner follows Christian values and ethics and
therefore prides itself in keeping a high standard of conduct and good
manners, showing helpfulness, caring, respect and compassion through love,
for one another. Therefore, in the case of any of the following behaviour
being apparent, we will discipline your child/children as detailed below and
request your full support from home in assisting us to rectify any of these
problems that we may experience at any stage:
- No swearing, biting, kicking,
pinching, spitting, smacking or hitting is allowed;
- No deliberate, destructive
behaviour or deliberate misuse of any equipment or materials is allowed;
- No inappropriate behaviour or
language, (like bullying), whether verbal, social or physical, is
allowed.
DISCIPLINE usually takes the form of
removing/separating the child from the area where he/she has misbehaved to a
“thinking chair/mat” for a few minutes in order for them to think about what
he/she did that was unacceptable. Thereafter they are asked what they did
and why it was wrong, and once they understand that their behaviour was
unacceptable, they are encouraged to apologise politely after which they
join into the class activities again. No grudges are ever held against any
child.
However, should a child
deliberately and destructively break any teaching equipment or repeatedly
display inappropriate behaviour like strong and absolute defiance, the
parents will be notified in writing and the parents will be held liable for
the replacement of the particular equipment that was damaged/broken.
An individual weekly
communication book will be given to each child at the end of each week to be
signed by the parents and brought back to school each Monday. Verbal
communications with the parents will be frequent and ongoing.
HIV AIDS POLICY:
Cuties Corner has a strict HIV/Aids Policy whereby the
children are regularly taught and reminded that only adults may deal with
any injury using surgical gloves at all times and sterile first aid
equipment. Children are furthermore instructed that an adult must
immediately be consulted with regard to any injury, medical condition, no
matter how trivial it may seem.
FOR
ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR APPOINTMENT FOR INTERVIEW PLEASE CONTACT US ON
TELEPHONE: (011)683-2811 OR 082-575-9976
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