Welcome to the new year at Op die Plaas Preschool. We have been so busy this last month – employing new staff and enjoying the new faces.

I would like to wish all the old and new parents as well as the children a blessed 2015. We know that you will enjoy every minute at our school. This year we are working towards 40 learners in the school. Both classes will have 20 learners with a teacher and an assistant each.

Monkeynastix and Modelling
We are so fortunate to have Monkeynastix at our school. The children partake in a class every week on a Wednesday. Monkeynastix is filled with fun exercises, games and physical skills.

We also have a wonderful modeling coach for the girls. She comes in on a Tuesday afternoon and teaches the girls about confidence, self-esteem and posture. We host a fashion show at the end of the year and the girls are already hard at work.

The school has its own play therapist. She has her own practice, but serves our school free of charge. She handles group sessions on a Friday.
We would like to thank Simone Feisli and guests at her guest house for assisting us with some renovations.

We have a training plan for our staff and with the help of Masikhule Educare centre we were able to send another staff member on a basic childcare course. The principal, Christelle Venter thrives on new information and ideas. She attended the first term’s ECD workshop and she will also be attending further CAPS training in July.

As always we want to thank all our staff and volunteers for the amazing work they are doing.