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Mika shows wonderful progress in her body awareness development. She confidently identifies and names various parts of her body, including her eyes, ears, nose, mouth, shoulders, knees, hands and feet. She demonstrates a strong sense of coordination and balance, moving with confidence during physical activities such as walking along a balance beam, jumping and navigating around obstacles. Mika is developing greater control over her movements and enjoys participating in action songs and movement games that involve following directions and using different parts of her body. In her drawings, she is beginning to represent her body more clearly, experimenting with lines, circles and shapes to form a recognisable face and basic body features. Her growing awareness of how her body moves and looks is beautifully reflected in both her play and artwork. Well done!

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Mika has shown excellent progress in her fine motor development and takes great pride in her work. She can confidently thread large beads onto a string, demonstrating improved control and coordination. She enjoys tracing shapes, lines and simple patterns, focusing carefully to stay within the lines as she colours with enthusiasm and creativity. Mika chooses her colours thoughtfully and often adds her own unique touch to her work. She loves playdough activities, rolling, pinching, squeezing and flattening it to create imaginative shapes and objects. She demonstrates a well-developed pincer grip when picking up small items such as beads, buttons and puzzle pieces, and enjoys sorting and transferring them between containers. Mika is also gaining confidence in using tools such as crayons, glue sticks and safety scissors, and with gentle guidance can cut along straight lines. Her growing hand strength and coordination are evident in all her creative and classroom tasks. Well done, Mika – you are doing a fantastic job!

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Mika shows wonderful growth in her gross motor development and approaches physical activities with enthusiasm and confidence. She can walk steadily across a balance beam, demonstrating good balance and body control. She enjoys jumping with both feet and is becoming more confident in hopping on one leg, often challenging herself to maintain her balance for longer. Mika loves climbing on the jungle gym, crawling through tunnels and exploring obstacle courses that develop coordination, strength and spatial awareness. She participates eagerly in outdoor play and running games with her friends, showing great energy and excitement. Her ball skills are developing impressively, with growing accuracy and control when throwing, catching and kicking. Mika enjoys dancing, skipping and joining in movement songs that encourage rhythm and coordination. Her increasing confidence in movement, combined with her joy for active play, is truly wonderful to see. Well done, Mika!

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Mika demonstrates excellent visual perceptual development and continues to strengthen her ability to observe, recognise and make sense of what she sees. She confidently identifies and names a wide variety of shapes, including circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, stars, hearts, ovals and diamonds. She also has a strong understanding of colours and can easily name and distinguish between red, blue, green, yellow, pink, purple, orange, brown, black and white. Mika enjoys sorting and matching activities, often grouping items according to colour, shape or size with focus and accuracy. She can identify and name familiar objects, pictures and symbols in her environment, demonstrating a growing ability to connect visual cues with meaning. She enjoys completing puzzles, spotting differences in pictures and taking part in patterning games that challenge her visual discrimination and memory. Mika also shows interest in copying patterns and shapes in her drawings, reflecting her developing attention to detail and spatial awareness. Excellent progress, Mika!

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Mika demonstrates strong auditory development and continues to show great progress in listening, understanding and responding to sounds around her. She listens attentively during story time, often recalling details and demonstrating good comprehension of the stories she hears. She enjoys sharing her own stories, using her imagination and vocabulary to express her ideas clearly, and eagerly participates in conversations with both peers and teachers. She confidently answers questions and frequently asks thoughtful questions of her own, showing curiosity and active engagement. Mika is able to follow instructions accurately, whether given one step at a time or in short sequences, and responds well to verbal cues during group activities and games. She also enjoys participating in singing, rhymes and sound-based activities, demonstrating her ability to discriminate between different sounds and rhythms. Her enthusiasm for listening and communicating continues to grow, and her active participation makes her a joy to teach.

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Mika demonstrates a joyful and creative approach to visual arts, showing great enthusiasm for exploring a wide range of materials and techniques. She loves painting and enjoys experimenting with colours, mixing them to discover new shades and effects. She takes pride in her artwork, often adding stickers, glitter and other decorative elements to make her creations unique and vibrant. Mika confidently shares her finished pieces with others, describing what she has made and explaining the process she followed.

In addition to painting, she enjoys a variety of sensory and tactile activities. She eagerly explores different textures and materials, including glue, sand, playdough, rice and textured papers, using her hands and tools to create interesting effects. She enjoys rolling, pinching, cutting and shaping playdough, as well as experimenting with sponges, brushes and other tools to apply paint in creative ways. Mika’s curiosity, imagination and willingness to try new techniques highlight her developing artistic skills and her ability to express herself visually. Her confidence, creativity and joy in art make her work truly delightful.

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Mika shows a wonderful love for music and rhythm, expressing herself joyfully through movement and dance. She enjoys exploring different ways to move her body to music, demonstrating creativity and confidence in her own dance moves. She delights in singing songs, joining in enthusiastically with the words, actions and rhythms. Mika is also curious about musical instruments, exploring the sounds they can make and experimenting with different ways to play them. Her engagement with music and rhythm not only supports her physical coordination but also nurtures her creativity, listening skills and sense of timing. Her enthusiasm and energy make her a lively and joyful participant in all musical activities, and watching her dance brings smiles to everyone’s faces.

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Mika is a cheerful and affectionate little girl who brings warmth and positivity to our classroom. She has grown beautifully in her social and emotional development this year, showing kindness and empathy towards her friends. She enjoys both group and individual play and is learning to balance her independence with cooperative interaction. Mika communicates her thoughts and feelings confidently and responds well to guidance and reassurance. She is becoming more patient during group activities, showing understanding when waiting for her turn or sharing with others. Her gentle spirit, caring nature and loving personality make her a joy to be around, and she brightens every day with her smiles and hugs.

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Mika demonstrates excellent language and additional language development. She speaks confidently in full sentences and enjoys engaging in meaningful conversations with both her peers and teachers. While she sometimes speaks quickly when excited, making her words a little unclear, her clarity and expression have improved greatly over time. She shows a keen interest in language through music, rhyme and storytelling, delighting in singing songs and reciting nursery rhymes with enthusiasm, particularly enjoying Bible songs, where she actively joins in with both the words and actions. Mika is also developing her skills in additional languages; she eagerly copies new words in Afrikaans and isiZulu and is making encouraging progress in learning signs in sign language. Her love for exploring different ways of communicating demonstrates her curiosity, confidence and enjoyment of learning new languages.

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Mika is developing her early literacy skills and shows a keen interest in books and stories. She enjoys listening attentively, looking at pictures and discussing what she sees, demonstrating good comprehension and curiosity. She is beginning to understand that print carries meaning and is learning to handle books carefully, turning pages and exploring illustrations. She enjoys mark-making activities, such as drawing, scribbling and tracing shapes, which help build the fine motor skills needed for writing. Mika also participates enthusiastically in rhymes, songs and word games, supporting her emerging awareness of sounds and language patterns. Her growing love for stories and oral language lays a strong foundation for future reading and writing skills.

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Mika is building a strong foundation in early numeracy and shows great enthusiasm for exploring numbers and mathematical concepts. She can confidently count from 0 to 20 and is beginning to recognise numbers from 0 to 10, often spotting them in books, puzzles, classroom displays and everyday situations. She enjoys joining in with number songs, counting rhymes and finger-play activities, actively participating with actions and counting aloud.

She demonstrates a good understanding of basic mathematical concepts such as big and small, long and short, and heavy and light, using these terms correctly during both play and structured activities. For example, she might say, “This toy is heavier,” or “Mine is the longest!” Mika is also developing her sorting, matching and categorising skills, confidently grouping objects such as blocks, buttons or beads according to size, shape or colour.

In addition, she enjoys simple patterning activities, comparing quantities and exploring positional concepts such as “in,” “on,” and “under,” which help her understand relationships between objects. Her curiosity, enthusiasm and growing confidence in handling numbers and mathematical ideas are laying a solid foundation for her future learning. Excellent work, Mika!

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Mika has had a wonderful year, growing into a bright and joyful girl who approaches each day with enthusiasm and curiosity. She has shown kindness, confidence and a genuine eagerness to learn, enjoying meaningful interactions with both teachers and classmates. Her cheerful personality, caring nature and warm smile have brought happiness to everyone around her throughout the year. Mika’s creativity, progress and love for learning are truly inspiring. Well done on a fantastic year! You will be greatly missed!