Little Oaks Private Academy

02/10/2026

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Reading aloud is one of the simplest ways to grow language, imagination and school readiness.

This blog shares why storytime still matters, even when children can start reading on their own.

https://littleoaksremedial.school/2026/09/04/why-fine-motor-skills-matter-for-reading-writing-and-school-confidence/

30/09/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝.

Try asking guiding questions, giving small breaks, praising effort and letting them try first.

The goal is not perfection — it is independence, confidence and progress.

28/09/2026

𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡: 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝.
𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞.

At Little Oaks Private Academy, support is part of helping children become stronger, not smaller.

25/09/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐬.

Counting steps, sorting colours, spotting patterns, building shapes and comparing sizes all help children understand numbers.

At Little Oaks Private Academy, we build maths confidence one small concept at a time.

24/09/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲.

Today we celebrate South Africa’s beautiful diversity — our languages, cultures, traditions, food, music, stories and the people who make our country so special.

May our children grow up proud, kind and connected.

23/09/2026

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞.

This Heritage Week, we celebrate the beauty of learning from one another and helping children feel proud of where they come from.

Belonging helps children grow.

21/09/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

Whether a child is sounding out letters, listening to stories or reading independently, every step matters.

At Little OaksPrivate Academy, we celebrate reading as an adventure, not a race.

18/09/2026

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐤: “𝐈𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?” 𝐘𝐞𝐬.

In the junior phase, play helps children build language, problem-solving, social skills, imagination, confidence and early academic foundations.

At Little Oaks Private Academy, we make learning meaningful, structured and fun.

14/09/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞: 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.

Early support does not label a child — it helps them build stronger foundations before gaps become bigger.

Small help at the right time can make school feel easier and happier.

11/09/2026