Almost There...

 

The excitement is updating, the nerves are loading, our systems are about to reboot... only 3 more sleeps until the play. Can't wait to see you all there to see our stars in action...

Happy Birthday Teacher Clare!

 

Happy Birthday to our fearless leader and the captain of our SNU ship! All of us here in the unit wish you the best of days with many more to come. May God shower you with blessings and continue to help you thrive.

Mighty Walkers Assemble!

 

The big walk finally arrived and thank goodness for the nice weather that wasn't too hot nor too cold which made up for all the miserable weather of previous years. It was so fun seeing how excited the kids were when they saw us marshalling with our bibs and flags. It was especially fun when we ended up blocking a whole corner of the common to grab that special pic (photo to come). It was a great event with soccer, basketball, netball, concerts and performances and of course hearing that one of our learners won our Mystery Box!  

We won Champagnat!

 

The first of our Champagnat Award winners for the term have finally rolled out! These awards are earned for working hard, being helpful and being kind to those around us... Well done to these learners who exhibited many of these wonderful traits throughout the week. Keep it up!

It's that BIG time of the year...

 

It's the Big Walk on Saturday! Look out for your teachers along the common, we'll be the ones shouting and waving our flags for the intrepid walkers... Thank you for all the contributions so far to our mystery box hamper and looking forward to showing the rest of the school how awesome our parents are and that we are the best classes in the school!

Little "Messis" in training...

 

Training Day saw our learners having fun with 'the beautiful game' and practising some drills... Messi, you better watch out... The SNU are coming for the title!

Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika...

 

Just like before every soccer game, we kicked off our day yesterday before our soccer drills with learning and singing our National Anthem. We were very impressed with how much the learners already knew!

Champagnat lives in us....

 

In the words of our school song, Marcellin Champagnat truly was a gift to the world and certainly to us as we try to follow his way and our Marist Values. The learners enjoyed their Champagnat day treats and the fun and games that came with it... Happy Champagnat Day!

Food skills are skilling....

 

Something smells good.. Take a look at us cooking over the past few weeks of food skills.

Celebrating World Book Day 🤟🤓 📚

"The more that you read, the more things you'll know. The more that you learn , the more places you'll go." - Dr. Suess

This famous quote rings eternal especially on a day like today. We all took the time to appreciated books and book characters today. Did you?

Campfire Games...

 

We had such fun playing some outdoor games and even some indoor ones "pretending" we were around a campfire. 

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Birthday Bash

 

Happy Birthday to you Erin and a huge thank you for the time and effort spent in making the spaghetti for us and celebrating your special day with us, the kids loved it! 

"I was totally overwhelmed by the showering of love and spoils but what made my day was seeing the picky eaters lick their plates clean! I love my SNU family and thank you for treating me." - Love Teacher Erin ❤️

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Stir it Up and Fry it Too

 

Can we come for lunch? The Senior Chefs made Chicken Stir Fry and we can personally attest to how delicious it was. Just look at their concentration and focus as they chop up all the goodies and how careful they are at the hot stove cooking it all together. Great Job Chefs!

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Science or Magic?

 

We finished off February with quite a bang on an outing to the Cape Town Science Centre. It was an incredible experience getting to explore and enjoy all the different scientific apparatuses, virtual reality, real-life experiments and fun learning that the centre had to offer. Yes it was science but I'm sure we can all agree it came with just a touch of magic too.

Wisha Washa - It's washing time!

 

When reading and spelling becomes a chore 😜... It's one way to get the kids to do washing! In English we learnt about syllables and how many claps are in a word. Don't be surprised when your child is clapping out ra - coon and e-le-phant while they're helping you with the laundry...

Boerewors, Burgers and Besties!!!

 

Braai-Masters, Boerewors and Burgers - The Three B's and what could be better? Maybe Fun, Friendship and Food? The Braai Day was a resounding success with great food and even better company. An enormous thank you to Paul Teubes for donating the meat, rolls, drinks and condiments and for spoiling our learners. 

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Abra Kadabra... It's MAGIC time!!

 

Today a past learner, Carlo Penso, visited the unit from the School of Magic to put on a spectacular magic show. Needless to say our learners were enthralled and it was such a hit. A huge thank you to Carlo for his wonderful demonstration and for giving us just a touch of magic to brighten up our day.

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I'll Give you a Pizza my Heart!

 

Has making pizza ever been so much fun? When your recipes are just 2 ingredients long instead of 20, it can turn a potentially daunting task like making dough into a fun and simple thing. The senior class thoroughly enjoyed their food skills lesson today and what a skill to have... Pizza for supper tonight anyone?

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These Buns aren't from any Bakery I've ever seen...

 

I'm not sure if everyone phoned each other this morning but the rest of us certainly missed the memo because all these angels swapped their halos for a bun today... And it wasn't even the teachers that noticed it!

Birthday Twins

 

To our Caring and Fierce Leader, a very happy birthday. We are so happy to share your special day with you. Your strength, wisdom and unmatchable humor make you so valuable to us. Thank you to our amazing parents who helped us celebrate our Fantastic Director.

Happy Birthday Teacher Clare—may your year be filled with adventure, peace, and God’s blessings every hour.

We love you 😍

Happy Birthday to our fellow August birthday girl as well - the day was extra special getting to share it with someone. Thank you for your birthday cupcakes to celebrate you!

Our party was such fun with our kids managing to keep it secret until the very last, a surprise visit from Teacher Erin who came to join us and delicious treats to share.

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