Grade Rs Graduate
What a delight it was to see the Nceduluntu Grade R students
graduate last Friday. When we think back
to early in the year when they seemed so young
and were just getting the idea of Grade R and then look at the end of
the year and see a group of independent children ready to head off to Primary
School, the progress is amazing.
In South Africa, Grade R is an extremely important year for
the students. This is a time where they
prepare for school. They learn the routines of school. They learn the basics of numeracy and
literacy and other subjects and also they learn to work together as a
group. The children learn in their Home Language
Xhosa and also in English.
Our volunteers provide support at Grade R with the Literacy
and Numeracy work but also with themes. We have contributed to topics of
healthy eating, keeping safe, our body, winter, spring and the list goes on.
Music time has also been an important part of our input as we model English language
through songs and rhymes.
Graduation day is approached with great excitement by the
children. The children arrived looking
smart but then soon before the ceremony,
the parents took their children aside and dressed them in their graduation
dresses. The boys mainly in suits and
the girls were in mainly in white dresses.
They all looked so grown up!
After posing for their photos they then put on their graduation gowns
and were presented with certificates and a gift. Following the presentation,
they all jumped on board the bus and headed off for their celebration lunch
near the beach.
The children had a great time and the volunteers had a great
experience seeing what an important time Grade R is for the children and
parents. We wish all the children from
Nceduluntu a great first year at school in 2014 and congratulate Grace on the great job she does teaching the Grade R children.
Cheryl Martin
Project Manager
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