In Term Two, Sun Valley had the chance to celebrate all the wonderful grandparents and held ‘Grandparent’s Day’. On the day the grandparents came and watched a presentation in the hall done by the Foundation Phase grades. Once the presentation was done the grandparents could then go to the classes and see their grandchildren. The Grade Ones were very excited[Read More…]

Term Two has come to an end and the holidays are looming. It has been a wonderful term. The Grade Ones had SO much fun but also learned a lot. Term Two really allows the teachers the opportunity to see the amazing progress the children make. Term One is for settling in and in Term Two we get to see[Read More…]

As Term Two comes to an end in a few weeks time, our Grade Ones have been blowing us away with their reading. Reading is one of the most important parts of our curriculum and we celebrate their progress in this area. The children love the various opportunities provided to explore another world through reading. They have their box books,[Read More…]

What a busy two weeks it has been! Our Grade Ones have been having lots of fun. At our recent Expo Day, the Grade Ones exercised their creative muscles. They got to create and design their very own family trees. Each Grade One had to bring in a tree/branch, that they then decorated with photos of their various family members. The[Read More…]

Last week our Grade One boys and girls went on their second outing of the year. The destination was Higgledy Piggedly farm and the children came to school raring to head off on this adventure! Higgledy Piggeldy is a touch farm with a wide variety of animals including cows, goats, ducks and even a springbok! On arrival, the children were separated[Read More…]

Our Afrikaans curriculum has really kicked off in Term Two. The Grade One classes are enjoying expanding their Afrikaans vocabulary and have even learnt about the “Die Drie Klein Varkies” or as it is known in English, “The Three Little Pigs”. They even learnt how to act it out in Afrikaans. We are blown away by how quickly they caught[Read More…]

Welcome back to Term Two! Tons of fun was had in Term One. We got to meet our classes, got to know one another and learn A LOT! Term Two is going to be just as exciting. There are many exciting events coming up so keep your eyes on the calendar and blog for updates. The Grade One children began Term[Read More…]

Wow! Term One has flown by. The teachers feel like it was just the other day we welcomed nervous Grade Ones into our classroom on the first day of school. Now, we have confident and enthusiastic children who thrive on learning as much as they possibly can! Our first term has been fun! Our classes have started to learn how[Read More…]

On Thursday 25th February there was lots of excitement and anticipation in the hallways as prospective parents took a peek into the day of a Sun Valley student during our first 2016 Expo Day.      The Grade Ones were very busy learning all about Stranger Danger. The children enjoyed watching interactive videos about how to stay safe. They learnt the song and[Read More…]

Last week our Grade One classes went on their very first big school field trip. The destination was Fish Hoek beach and the children were thrilled! We were blessed with beautiful weather on both field trip days and the children arrived at school with smiles on their faces and swimming costumes in tow. Once at the beach the children had[Read More…]