Progress Report: Ulonwabo Ntsikayomzi Kabheki Makaza by Cindy van Heerden

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Oral:

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Ulonwabo speaks clearly and confidently, expressing his thoughts and ideas with growing vocabulary. Ulonwabo enjoys engaging in conversations and can describe events and feelings effectively. With encouragement, he continues to develop articulation and sentence structure.

Literacy:

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Ulonwabo is developing early literacy skills steadily. He recognises letters and words, identifies CVC sounds and is beginning to decode unfamiliar words. With support, he is improving his phonological awareness, letter recognition and understanding of story sequences.

Reading:

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Ulonwabo shows curiosity and enthusiasm for reading activities. Ulonwabo is able to identify sight words, recall main ideas and details from stories and understand the beginning, middle and end of texts. His comprehension and fluency are improving and he responds thoughtfully to questions about stories.

Educator:

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Cecilé Farrar

Principal: Mercia Cruickshank

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Ulonwabo displays excellent social skills. He is empathetic and often comforts friends who are distressed, showing understanding and consideration for others. He demonstrates good self-control, interacts positively with peers and enjoys collaborative learning. His confidence is growing and he is learning to improvise in social situations while respecting the needs and feelings of others.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:35:40 UTC

Ulonwabo has a strong understanding of his personal space and moves safely around the classroom and playground. Ulonwabo responds effectively to directional instructions and demonstrates good spatial awareness, understanding how his body relates to objects and people around him.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:35:40 UTC

Ulonwabo has strong gross motor abilities. He gallops heel-to-toe, hops and balances on one leg, jumps with control and participates confidently in physical activities. His coordination and rhythm continue to improve and he enjoys outdoor games and movement-based activities.

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Ulonwabo can manage zips and buttons independently and uses scissors with confidence, including cutting and tearing in controlled curved lines. His colouring skills are developing well, showing increasing control and attention to staying between lines. Ulonwabo demonstrates good hand strength and finger dexterity, which supports his emerging writing and craft skills.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:35:40 UTC

Ulonwabo demonstrates strong visual perception. He can thread beads in patterns, build with Lego and work with numbers and dots accurately. He locates objects in busy pictures and pays close attention to detail in visual tasks, showing excellent visual tracking and problem-solving abilities.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:35:40 UTC

Ulonwabo enjoys listening to music and demonstrates strong auditory processing even in noisy environments. Ulonwabo can answer questions about stories, follow instructions and segment sounds effectively. His phonological awareness is developing well, supporting both literacy and listening skills.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:35:40 UTC

Ulonwabo loves dance, singing and storytelling, expressing himself imaginatively through movement and role-play. He demonstrates creativity in all activities and enjoys exploring new ideas and ways to express his thoughts and emotions.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:35:40 UTC

Ulonwabo demonstrates a developing understanding of numbers and patterns. He recognises numbers, can complete simple addition and subtraction using objects and is learning to use number lines confidently. He can describe shapes, understand measurement concepts and sort and classify objects by size, shape, or colour.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:35:40 UTC

Ulonwabo is a lively, enthusiastic and imaginative learner who has shown significant progress across social, motor and cognitive skills this year. With continued encouragement, support and guidance, he will continue to develop focus, fine motor control, confidence and independence in all learning areas. It has been a pleasure teaching Ulonwabo and we wish him every success as he moves into Grade 1.

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2025-11-03 19:16:00 UTC

Date of Birth

2025-11-04 06:15:04 UTC

27 June 2019

Weight

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20.2 kg

Height

2025-11-04 06:16:03 UTC

118 cm