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Last week the school had their annual prize-giving. I was NOT looking forward to it as in previous years it has been a long tedious drawn-out affair.  I was very pleasantly surprised this year – the evening was a superb combination of a slick production with a distinct family feel about it. I was exceptionally proud of both my girls who did extremely well. Lulu  and Mrs Butler Overall Academic Excellence; Conquesta Literacy and Numeracy – Gold. Honey and Mrs Venter Overall Academic Excellence, 2nd in her grade, Best Actress 2011, Special Art Award, Conquesta Numeracy and Literacy: Bronze; Math Olympiad and Humility Award Both girls were very happy with their achievements but I had to have *the talk* with them. You know the one hey? It went a little bit like this: ” I am so proud of you girls but I want you to always know that it is not important to me for you to BE THE BEST at everything but it is very important for you to ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST.” My dil...

Outing to Rocklands Posted by MelB on Dec 7, 2011 in Family , Featured , Journal , Milestones , Parenthood , Protected , School Life | 3 comments Yesterday the school had an outing for the Gr1 and Gr4′s to Rocklands. Luckily I have a kid in each of those grades and Levi was able to join in aswell. I was eternally grateful and VERY happy to assist with lifts as it gave me space to breathe in the great outdoors, shoot the breeze with friends, teachers and all while the kids had a massive jol climbing the mountain and swimming in the enormous pool. The thing I love most about this school is watching the relationships blossom. Essentially these kids form sibling like bonds! With only 12 kids in a class, there is little to no change from year to year. You pretty much travel from Grade 1 to Grade 7 with almost all the same people. This forces you to learn to tolerate and accomodate kids with whom you wouldnt normally associate. I have seen huge emotional growth in R...

Posted by MelB on Dec 1, 2011 in Family , Featured , Journal , Parenthood , Protected , School Life | 3 comments CherryWood Dec 2011 Levi broke up yesterday. 30 Nov. And goes back in exactly 2 months. 30 January. I am doing my best not to make a chart and systematically cross off each of the 60 days – am guessing he may feel like I am counting the days or something. Today we went and bought some craft supplies to top up our stash. With three kids who LOVE to make stuff I need to be very well stocked. We also came home with an unplanned purchase : Plasticine. Focus boytjie! It is very fun to play with plasticine but after a bit it can become rather frustrating – especially when you are 5. And sometimes even if you are, um, older. We definitely felt the need to *take a break* and watch some tv and have a snack. Our masterpieces! Very important for this mama to keep the frustration levels to a minimum if I am to make it through this marathon holiday. The girls on...