Progress Report: Liyanda Nkomo by Cindy van Heerden

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Descriptor: During Terms Three and Four, students were assessed on their ability to demonstrate confidence in social settings, establish and maintain friendships, take turns and share, show awareness of the feelings of others, express their own emotions appropriately, and begin to regulate their behaviour with increasing independence.

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Visual Development:

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Liyanda’s visual development this year has exceeded expectations. She demonstrates excellent observation skills, noticing fine details in her surroundings and activities. She is able to read visual cues accurately and responds thoughtfully, showing strong visual discrimination, spatial awareness and visual memory. Liyanda approaches puzzles, patterns and visual tasks with focus and precision, confidently completing activities that require careful attention to shape, size, sequence and position. Her keen visual awareness supports her learning across all areas, reflecting both her concentration and her ability to process and interpret visual information effectively.

Auditory Development:

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Liyanda’s auditory development this year has exceeded expectations. She demonstrates excellent listening skills, consistently remembering conversations and auditory activities from earlier in the year. She is able to apply previously learned concepts to new and more challenging tasks, showing strong auditory memory, attention, and comprehension. Liyanda responds accurately to verbal instructions, engages enthusiastically in listening games, and demonstrates a clear understanding of sound patterns, sequences and directions. Her ability to transfer knowledge across different auditory activities reflects a high level of cognitive and auditory processing skills and she approaches each task with confidence and focus.

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Date of Birth:

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7 August 2020

Height:

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114cm

Weight:

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18.4kg

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Educator:

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Natasha van Heerden

Principal: Mercia Cruickshank

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Descriptor: Physical development is an important area of learning that supports children in gaining control, coordination, and confidence in their movements. During the year, children are encouraged to strengthen both their gross and fine motor skills through a variety of physical activities and play experiences. They explore how their bodies move as they run, jump, climb, and balance, developing coordination and strength. Fine motor skills are nurtured through tasks such as drawing, cutting, building, and manipulating small objects, helping to improve precision and hand–eye coordination. Alongside these skills, children are supported in developing independence in self-care routines and an understanding of the importance of being active and healthy.

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Descriptor: Cognitive development focuses on nurturing children’s growing ability to think, reason and make sense of the world around them. Throughout the year, children are encouraged to explore, question, and problem-solve through play and guided experiences that build understanding and curiosity. They begin to recognise patterns, sort and classify objects and make simple predictions based on what they observe. Activities are designed to strengthen both auditory and visual perception skills, supporting their ability to listen carefully, follow instructions, recognise differences and similarities and recall details from memory. These foundational skills contribute to their readiness for more complex learning, helping them to concentrate for longer periods, process information effectively and apply their knowledge in meaningful ways.

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Descriptor: Literacy development focuses on strengthening children’s skills in phonics, writing, speaking and comprehension through engaging and meaningful activities. Children explore letter sounds and begin to blend and segment simple CVC words, building early sound recognition and word awareness. Writing is encouraged through purposeful tracing, practising correct letter formation and beginning to write familiar words with growing confidence. Oral language is developed through discussions, stories and rhymes that extend vocabulary and support clear expression. Although children are not yet reading independently, they demonstrate understanding by recalling, predicting and talking about stories, laying a strong foundation for future literacy success.

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Descriptor: During the year, our children are introduced to Afrikaans, isiZulu, and South African Sign Language through fun, interactive, and engaging activities that nurture curiosity and confidence in communication. They learn to recognise and use basic vocabulary such as colours, shapes and the days of the week and months of the year across all languages. In Sign Language, they are introduced to the top forty everyday signs, allowing them to express simple needs and greetings while developing awareness and respect for inclusivity. Through songs, games, and repetition, our children build listening and recall skills, laying a strong foundation for a lifelong appreciation of language and communication in a multilingual environment.

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Descriptor: During the year, our children explore numeracy through hands-on activities that develop counting, number recognition, basic addition and an understanding of order and sequence, using both numbers and pictures up to ten and beyond. They practise number lines and explore 2D and 3D shapes, learning to recognise, name and describe them. Through games and practical experiences, children build confidence in patterns, comparing quantities and applying their number and shape skills in meaningful ways, laying a strong foundation for future mathematical learning.

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Descriptor: During the year, our children explore creative arts through engaging, hands-on activities that nurture imagination, self-expression and confidence. They experiment with colours, textures and materials, creating art that reflects their ideas and experiences. Music and rhythm are an integral part of their learning, as children explore sounds, beat and movement through singing, playing instruments and dancing. Through these experiences, children develop creativity, coordination and a sense of enjoyment in expressing themselves, laying a strong foundation for future artistic and musical growth.

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Liyanda demonstrates commendable self-confidence and initiative in social settings. She interacts easily with her peers, often taking the lead during play but also sharing this role willingly with others. Liyanda approaches group situations calmly and resolves conflicts with maturity, often using logical reasoning to find fair solutions. Her ability to lead cooperatively and maintain positive peer relationships reflects her strong social awareness and emotional intelligence for her age.

Fine motor:

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Liyanda demonstrates exceptional fine motor skills and completes tasks with impressive accuracy and control. She shows proficiency in picking up buttons and beads using her index finger and thumb. Liyanda enjoys colouring and painting activities, demonstrating her creativity and attention to detail. She consistently writes neatly between the lines, showcasing her fine motor control and focus. Her threading and pegboard activities are completed with precision, showing excellent hand–eye coordination and concentration.

2025-10-18 12:15:28 UTC

Liyanda demonstrates a strong understanding of numbers, comfortably describing, comparing and ordering them from 0-20. Her mental math skills are impressive, as she consistently completes addition sums up to 15 and subtraction problems below 10 with confidence. Liyanda has shown remarkable skill in identifying a wide variety of shapes, being able to recognise more than 17 different 2D and 4 types of 3D shapes. She demonstrates a strong ability to sort shapes and can confidently continue patterns, which shows her understanding of geometric concepts.

2025-10-18 12:18:02 UTC

I really enjoyed being Liyanda's teacher and I will truly miss her next year. She works very hard and makes continuous effort to better her own skills. Liyanda is a bright, motivated and hard-working girl and I wish her only the best in her future schooling career.

Gross motor:

2025-10-18 12:33:51 UTC

Liyanda’s gross motor development this year has exceeded expectations. She demonstrates excellent coordination and control in a range of activities, including running, jumping, skipping, galloping and balancing. Liyanda approaches new challenges with confidence and persistence, enjoying games that require agility, strength and spatial awareness. Her enthusiasm for physical activities and ability to refine her movements with precision reflect both her developing strength and confidence in her gross motor skills.

2025-10-18 13:01:05 UTC

Liyanda’s literacy skills consistently exceed expectations. She demonstrates an excellent grasp of phonics, confidently blending and segmenting words while showing strong early word recognition. Her writing is precise and purposeful, with accurate letter formation and increasing confidence in writing familiar words. Through active participation in stories, rhymes and discussions, Liyanda enriches her vocabulary and expresses ideas clearly and thoughtfully. Her engagement, curiosity and strong comprehension skills highlight her readiness for more advanced literacy tasks and a solid foundation for future learning.

2025-10-18 13:07:38 UTC

Liyanda’s additional language development met all expectations. She confidently engages in Afrikaans and isiZulu, accurately recalling the days of the week, months of the year, shapes and colours in these languages. In South African Sign Language, Liyanda demonstrates excellent recall of a wide range of everyday signs, performing them accurately when prompted and incorporating them into her communication. She enthusiastically participates in songs, games and role-play activities across all languages, showing impressive listening, comprehension, and expressive skills. Her curiosity and confidence in using multiple languages highlight her strong appreciation for communication.

2025-10-18 13:14:56 UTC

Liyanda has a passion for all creative activities. She approaches every art and crafts activity with enthusiasm, confidently expressing her ideas as she completes the picture. Liyanda experiments freely with colours, textures and materials, producing artwork that reflects her imagination. In music and dance, she demonstrates excellent rhythm, coordination and enjoyment, actively participating in singing and movement activities. Her love for creative expression and her ability to explore new ideas with confidence highlight her strong artistic and musical growth.

2025-10-18 13:24:50 UTC

Liyanda demonstrates excellent independence, confidently dressing and undressing herself, managing the toilet routine and taking responsibility for her belongings. Liyanda shows clear right-hand, foot and eye dominance and displays strong spatial awareness, accurately orienting herself and identifying directions such as front, back, diagonal, up, down and next to. Her coordination, control and confidence in moving through space reflect her well-developed gross and fine motor skills, as well as her growing self-reliance and responsibility.

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