Gr 1-3 Foundation Phase

The Foundation Phase consists of Grades 1 to 3.

The medium of instruction is English and Afrikaans.

We work within the guidelines as set out by the Gauteng Department of Education and Lantern School.

School hours (Foundation Phase only)

• School starts at 07h30
• Closes – Monday to Thursday: 13h30, Friday: 13h00

Timetable

• Home language (English and Afrikaans), Maths, First additional language (English and Afrikaans) and Life Skills are dealt with every day.
• The percentage of time each learning program uses is dependent upon various factors:
  • pace of each class
  • needs of individual learners
  • when learners go to therapy — speech, occupational, psycho therapy or remedial therapy
• It is practiced at the discretion of each educator.
• The Foundation Phase has two waiting classes as school is finished a half an hour earlier than the rest of the school.
• Some learners do not go home earlier and they remain in the waiting class.

Therapy

• Identified learners will leave class at a set time during school hours either in a group or individually to receive speech, occupational, psycho or remedial therapy.
• Should the therapist's timetable be full, identified learners will be wait listed.
• Learners are expected to complete homework assigned by each therapist.
• Poor co-operation from learner and parent can lead to discontinuation of therapy.

Homework

• Grades 1 to 3 are given homework every day and can include Fridays.
• Homework allows the learner to re-enforce activities, practice skills and basics learnt in class.
• Parents are expected to form a partnership with the educator and help as much as they can via homework.
• The amount of homework is left to discretion of educator and it will include maths, life skills and languages every week.

Sport

• The Foundation Phase does not take part in 'senior sport'.
• We take part in athletics during the first term.
• During the rest of the year, we have 2 periods per week of motor and ball skills.

Gr 1-3 Grondslag Fase

Die Grondslag Fase bestaan uit Gr 1 tot 3.

Onderrig vind plaas in Afrikaans en Engels.

Ons werk volgens die riglyne van die Gautengse Departement van Onderwys en Lanternskool.

Skoolure (slegs Grondslag Fase)

• Skool begin om 07h30
• Skool kom uit – Maandag tot Donderdag 13h30, Vrydag 13h00

Rooster

• Huistaal (Afrikaan en Engels), Wiskunde, Eerste addisionele taal (Engels en Afrikaans) en Lewens orienteering word elke dag behandel.
• Die tyd wat aan die verskillende leerprogramme spandeer word, word deur verskeie faktore bepaal:
  • die pas waarteen die klas werk
  • die behoeftes van individuele leerlinge
  • terapie wat leerlinge ontvang — spraak-, arbeids-, remediërende- of sielkundige terapie
• Die onderwyser/es gebruik eie diskressie.
• Die Grondslag Fase het 2 klaskamers waar leerlinge kan wag tot die res van die skool uitkom.

Terapie

• Leerlinge wat die nodige terapie moet ontvang, sal gedurende skooltyd die klas in ‘n groep of individueel verlaat, vir die betrokke terapiesessie, hetsy spraak-, arbeids-, remediërende- of sielkundige terapie.
• Indien die terapeut se rooster vol is, sal die leerlinge se name op ‘n waglys geplaas word.
• Daar word van leerlinge verwag om die huiswerk wat die terapeute vir hulle gee, te doen.
• Indien leerlinge en ouers nie hulle samewerking gee nie, kan terapie gestaak word.

Huiswerk

• Grade 1 tot 3 kry elke dag huiswerk en dit mag selfs Vrydae insluit.
• Deur die huiswerk te doen kan leerlinge werk hersien, prakties beoefen en die basiese konsepte toepas wat in die klas geleer is.
• Daar word van ouers verwag om in vennootskap met die onderwyser/es te wees en so leerlinge te help met huiswerk waar moontlik.
• Die hoeveelheid huiswerk sal deur die onderwyser/es bepaal word en sluit in Wiskunde, Lewens orienteering en tale.

Sport

• Grondslag fase neem nie deel aan ‘senior sport’ nie.
• In die eerste kwartaal neem leerlinge deel aan atletiek.
• Gedurende die res van die jaar het ons weekliks 2 periodes waarin motorise en balvaardighede beoefen word.