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Peak Child Newsflash - November 2022

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Peak Child Newsflash - November 2022

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Twinkle twinkle Christmas lights,
Lighting up December nights.
Red, yellow, orange and blue,
Making such a lovely view.

In our final theme of the year these Activity Cards will help your children learn more about Christmas and other celebrations.

So many lights at this time of year,
To celebrate holidays and bring good cheer.
Celebrate your family's special days,
And shine like the lights in your own unique ways.
Our final theme for the last two weeks' of the year is Festivals and Celebrations. Take a look at our Activity Cards to learn more...

Peak Child Newsflash - October 2022

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Peak Child Newsflash - October 2022

Last week's science theme was so much fun, we decided to have another fun-filled week with some more science experiments. Take a look at our Activity Cards to see which experiments you can do at home with your children.

Have you seen a magnet, a magnet, a magnet?
Have you seen a magnet pull this way and that?
A magnet has an action. It's called attraction.

Let's find out more about Science in our activity cards this week!

I'm a little rocket, pointing at the moon.
Now I'm getting fueled up, we'll be ready soon.
When it's time to board me, then what will I say?
All aboard! Blast off! We're zooming on our way.
You guessed it, our theme for this week is space, have a look at our Activity Cards to learn more...

I am a dinosaur, hear me roar, see me soar.
I am a dinosaur, my tail goes swish, with fins like a fish.
I am a dinosaur, my feet go stomp and my teeth go chomp.
Our theme for the week is Dinosaurs. Have a look at our Activity Cards to learn more about them..

Peak Child Newsflash - September 2022

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Peak Child Newsflash - September 2022

The world we live in is complex, fragile and wonderful with new things to learn about every day. Use the Peak Child activity cards to do so this week with your children.

Here's a little pattern. Can you see,
What the next two colours are going to be?
Grey, black, grey, black.
Now help this pattern stay on track.

We are learning about patterns at Peak Child this week. Check out our Activity Cards fun fun exercises to do at home.

Sindiswa Circle turns round and round.
Sammy Square's four sides all the same.
And Tessa Triangle with three sides to her name.
Can you guess what this week's theme is?
Have a look at the Activity Cards to find out...

Rainbow, oh rainbow,
I see you from my bed.
Violet, indigo, blue and green.
All the colours that lie between.
Violet, indigo, blue and green.
Yellow, orange and red.

Our theme for the week is Colours. Let our Activity Cards show you more...

Peak Child Newsflash - August 2022

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Peak Child Newsflash - August 2022

1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive,
6,7,8,9,10 then I let him go again.
This week our theme is Numbers.
Have a look at our Activity Cards to learn more...

Springtime is garden time,
Digging time, planting time,
Get your spades and come outdoors,
Springtime is here.
Have a look at the Activity Cards to see the fun things in store for this week.

A little seed for me to sow,
A little soil to make it grow.
A little hole, a little pat,
A little wish, and that is that.
A little sun, a little shower,
A little while, and then a flower.
This week's Activity Cards theme is Things that Grow.

Ladybirds and butterflies,
Buzzing bees up in the sky,
Teeny, tiny little ants,
Crawling up and down the plants.
Many insects can be found,
In the sky and on the ground.
Insects are our theme for this week. Have a look at our fun colourful Activity Cards to learn more.

Stop, look and listen, before you cross the street.
Use your eyes, and use your ears, before you use your feet.

You can also use this week's Activity Cards to learn more about safety.

Peak Child Newsflash - July 2022

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Peak Child Newsflash - July 2022 During our first four years of operation we had four beautiful schools up and running. For the following two years COVID pressed the pause button on our dreams to build more. But the tide is now turning. For the past 12 months we have been pouring a lot of our effort into developing relationships wi...

We can fly in a plane or ride on a train.
In a boat, we will row. We can go, go, go!
We go near, we go far, in a bus or a car.
We go high, we go low. So lets go, go go!
This week's theme is Transport. These Activity Cards will show you more.

Someday soon when I grow up, I'll have a job to do,
I'll write a book or be a cook, or work inside a zoo.
I could be doctor and help people in need,
Or drive a train or fly a plane, or teach young children to read.
This week we are learning about the world of work. Take a look at our Activity Cards to learn more.

We have had some big sporting events in the last month including tennis, rugby and cycling. Can you name some other sports that you like? What is your favourite sport? Use this week's Activity Cards to learn more about sports and to see what your children will be learning in class.

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Peak Child We continually review our educational programmes in our ongoing drive to improve the early learning education foundation for Peak Children. In 2022 we invited Meryl Fourie to join our team to assist us with this. Meryl is one of the most experienced and innovative ECD practitioners in South Africa w...

South Africa. Our beloved country of contrasts. Peak Child was founded and exists to make South Africa a better place for us and all our children. Let's learn more about South Africa through this week's Activity Cards .

Firefighters wear big red hats,
Climbing up ladders to rescue cats.
In big red trucks, with big black tires,
They use long hoses to put out fires.

This week's theme is too hot for some to handle.

Water, water, everywhere,
To wash my hands and wash my hair.
It's nice to drink it by the pool,
Slurp it, sip it, nice and cool.
This week our theme is Water, have a look at the Activity Cards to learn more...

Peak Child Newsflash - May 2022

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Peak Child Newsflash - May 2022

Rainy days, thick jackets, beanies and boots. Which season am I?
Have a look at this weeks Activity Cards to find out..

What do you see in the sea?
Animals moving free!
Fishes and whales,
Moving their tails.
Seals and eels,
Searching for meals.
Let's learn more about sea animals in this week's Activity Cards.

Way up in the sky,
The big birds fly,
While down in the nest,
The little birds rest.
From the ostrich to the tern,
There is so much to learn.
So let's start that now with this week's Activity Cards.

It's Gary the Gecko on the wall,
Keeping the mozzies away from us all.
He may look scary, but he is okay,
He's friendly and nice in every way.
This weeks theme is Reptiles, have a look at our Activity Cards to help your children learn more...

Peak Child Newsflash - April 2022

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Peak Child Newsflash - April 2022

This week we have some wild animals around our classrooms! Have a look at this week's activity cards to learn more...

The cows are in the meadow,
The horse is in the barn,
The hens are in the hen house,
All living on the farm.
Cows give milk for us to drink to make us grow up strong,
Hens lay eggs for us to eat for energy all day long.

Take a look at our Activity Cards for this week to see what theme this poem refers to.

Pets have needs, pets need care,
Give them shelter and plenty of fresh air,
Pets have needs, pets need you,
Food, water and exercise too!
Have a look at the Activity Cards to see what this week's theme is...

On top of a mountain,
Or under the sea,
There are so many places
Where creatures may be.
On ice in the Arctic,
Or a hole underground,
There are so many places,
Animals can be found.
Take a look at this week's Activity Cards to see what the theme is..

A home can be made of sticks and mud,
Or great big blocks of snow.
A home can be twenty stories tall,
or in the ground below.
A home can be with family, friends and more.
A home can be all that you adore.
This week's theme is about the different homes people live in, have a look at the Activity Cards to learn more...