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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..

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 together.  Parents are requested to send cupcakes or a cake for the class to share when celebrating the birthday of their child.

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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