Progress Report: Amara Musa Manenje by Cindy van Heerden

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Educator: Deirde Hatton-Jones

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Principal: Mercia Cruickshank

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Date Of Birth:

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2022/03/29

Weight:

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17kg

Body Awareness:

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Amara is developing a good understanding of her body parts and is gradually learning about their specific functions. One of her favourite songs is “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” which reinforces her learning in a fun and engaging way. She follows instructions well and has demonstrated good coordination by confidently climbing up and down the stairs and crawling through the tunnel of the Geppetto gym equipment. She also shows good balance, reflecting both her physical development and growing confidence. Well done, Amara!

Fine Motor:

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Amara enjoys engaging in activities that help strengthen her fine motor skills. Her favourite activity is painting, and with gentle encouragement, she is learning to hold her paintbrush correctly, which will continue to improve with practice. Amara’s cutting skills are developing well. She can cut playdough with ease but still needs some guidance to hold the scissors correctly. One of her favourite sensory activities is tracing patterns in shaving cream, which helps her refine her finger control while having fun.

Gross Motor:

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Amara has lots of fun in the playground and enjoys exploring both the small and large play equipment with confidence. She loves spending time on the swings. Her favourite outdoor activity is climbing on the climbing wall, where she shows good strength and coordination. Amara can also catch and throw a large ball back and forth with her friends, demonstrating her growing control and motor skills.

Visual Development:

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Amara listens with great interest to stories, songs and rhymes, showing active engagement through her thoughtful comments and questions. She speaks clearly and with growing confidence, expressing her thoughts well. She takes pleasure in building puzzles and can complete a three-piece puzzle while eagerly attempting a six-piece puzzle. She is keen to match colours and confidently identifies basic colours such as red, blue, yellow, green and pink. Amara is showing steady progress in her early literacy and visual skills and enjoys exploring new challenges.

Auditory Development:

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Amara demonstrates good auditory perceptual skills. She enjoys listening activities and can recognise familiar sounds, such as animal noises, during morning ring time. She is beginning to listen carefully and follow instructions during games like Simon Says. She can distinguish between different sounds, such as a bell and a bus hooting, showing good attention and growing listening skills. Well done, Amara!

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Art:

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Amara takes pleasure in exploring a variety of materials in her creative work. She is particularly keen on using paint, tissues, glue and sand. Glitter is another favourite, as she enjoys its texture and the way it sticks to her hands. She shows a strong interest in tracing activities, especially worksheets that focus on numbers and shapes. These experiences allow her to practise important skills while engaging creatively. Through her artistic exploration, Amara continues to strengthen her fine motor control and express her love for learning in imaginative ways. She is making steady progress in her creative skills and enjoys expressing herself through art.

Music and Rhythm:

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Amara enjoys participating in music and rhyme activities. She listens attentively and loves joining in with familiar songs and rhymes. She moves her body to the rhythm and often adds her own creative actions and expressions. She is beginning to remember the words to songs and sings them with confidence and joy. Her enthusiasm during music time shows her growing sense of rhythm, coordination and language development.

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Amara has a bubbly and cheerful personality that brightens the classroom. She takes pleasure in interacting with her peers and easily forms positive relationships. She expresses her feelings freely and is learning to manage them appropriately in different situations. She participates with enthusiasm in group games and is beginning to share and take turns. Her confidence continues to grow as she engages more in social settings, showing a strong sense of belonging within the class community. Amara’s positive attitude and growing confidence with others are very encouraging.

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Amara can recognise letters of the alphabet through pictures and takes pleasure in sounding out their phonetic sounds with support. She has a well-developed vocabulary and a vibrant imagination, and expresses herself clearly, choosing her words thoughtfully when speaking. She loves singing songs, such as “Old MacDonald,” and joins in with the group. She has fun paging through books, showing interest in identifying and talking about the pictures she sees.

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Amara shows great interest and enthusiasm when learning new words in additional languages. She enjoys joining in and singing the national anthem, demonstrating a growing understanding of basic vocabulary. She participates eagerly during sign language activities, using simple signs to express familiar words, such as happy and sad. She is developing confidence in expressing herself through both spoken and signed communication, showing curiosity and joy as she learns.

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Amara demonstrates a growing understanding of early numeracy concepts. She can count reliably from zero to five on her own and enjoys participating in counting activities during group lessons. With support, she has started to count forwards and backwards and is developing recognition of written numbers. She also takes pleasure in singing number rhymes, such as Five Little Ducks, which helps reinforce her counting skills in a fun and engaging way. With continued practice, her confidence and number recognition will continue to strengthen. Keep up the great work, Amara!

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Amara is a cheerful and happy little girl who has settled in well at school. She takes pleasure in playing with her peers and is learning to share her toys kindly with them. She has an outgoing personality and expresses herself clearly and confidently. She shows enthusiasm in all areas of her social and creative development, always approaching activities with joy and curiosity. We are so proud of you, Amara. Keep shining bright!

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