Progress Report: Kgolagano Legodile Jacobs by Cindy van Heerden

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Body Awareness:

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Kgolagano has developed good body awareness and enjoys activities that involve movement and coordination. She moves confidently through obstacle courses and enjoys running, jumping, and balancing games. Her confidence in using her body has grown, and she enjoys testing her abilities during outdoor play. She is beginning to demonstrate greater control and a better understanding of spatial awareness. Continued movement activities will further support her physical development.

Fine Motor Skills:

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Kgolagano’s fine motor skills have improved significantly since the beginning of the year. She now holds her pencil with greater control and enjoys tracing, colouring, and simple cutting activities. Her colouring has become much neater, and she takes pride in completing her work carefully. She is learning to maintain focus for longer periods and works diligently when encouraged. Her determination and progress are wonderful to see.

Gross Motor Skills:

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Kgolagano enjoys outdoor and gross motor play, participating with great energy and enthusiasm. She takes pleasure in running, climbing, and balancing, and is developing good coordination and control. Her confidence in physical play has grown, and she loves joining her friends in games that involve movement and teamwork. She listens carefully to simple instructions and makes every effort to follow them. With continued encouragement, her strength and coordination will continue to develop beautifully.

Dominance:

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Kgolagano shows a clear right-hand preference during writing, drawing, and cutting activities. She uses her right hand confidently to hold her pencil and other tools. Her control and consistency have improved, enabling her to produce neater work. As she continues to refine her fine motor coordination, her right-side dominance will become even more firmly established.

Visual Development:

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Kgolagano’s visual perceptual skills are developing well. She can recognise and name most basic shapes and is learning to identify more complex ones with support. She enjoys looking at pictures and wall charts, often noticing small details in familiar images. She is learning to sort and match objects by colour and shape with increasing accuracy. These skills are helping to strengthen her understanding in both literacy and numeracy.

Auditory Development:

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Kgolagano listens attentively during group activities and responds well to instructions. She enjoys songs, rhymes, and stories, and is beginning to remember words and actions from familiar tunes. Occasionally, she needs gentle encouragement to maintain her attention for longer periods, but she is making steady progress. Her listening and response skills are developing well as her confidence grows.

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During Term Three and Four, students are assessed on their developing understanding and use of additional languages, including isiZulu, Afrikaans, and Sign Language. Children begin to recognise and use basic words and simple greetings related to daily routines and familiar classroom themes. Through songs, stories, and interactive activities, students build confidence in using theme-related vocabulary and demonstrate an awareness of language diversity, showing enthusiasm and participation during everyday conversational practice.

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During Term Three and Four, students are assessed on their developing awareness of sounds and phonics. Children begin to recognise that words are made up of different sounds and demonstrate the ability to listen attentively and identify familiar environmental and initial letter sounds. Through rhymes, songs, and playful listening activities, they learn to distinguish between similar sounds and show awareness of rhythm and rhyme in spoken language.

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During Term Three and Four, students are assessed on their developing understanding of number concepts, recognition, and counting skills. Children begin to recognise and name numbers from 0 to 10 and demonstrate an understanding of quantity through hands-on activities and practical experiences. They practise counting forwards and backwards to 50 with growing accuracy and confidence. In addition, students explore and identify six basic 2D shapes, describing their features and using them in creative and play-based learning experiences to build early mathematical awareness.

Art:

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Kgolagano enjoys art and creative play, expressing herself beautifully through painting, colouring, and pasting activities. Her control with a paintbrush or crayon has improved greatly, and her work is becoming neat and colourful. She enjoys exploring new textures and materials and takes pride in her creations. Art time allows her to express her imagination freely while also strengthening her fine motor skills.

Music and Rhythm:

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Kgolagano loves music and rhythm sessions and participates with great enthusiasm. She enjoys singing along to familiar songs and moving to the beat during group activities. She can follow simple actions and clap to the rhythm with growing confidence. Music time brings out her joyful and expressive nature, and she always participates with a smile.

Educator:

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Mercia Ludick

Principal: Mercia Cruickshank

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Date Of Birth:

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17/11/2021

Height:

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101.5cm

Weight:

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14.8kg

2025-10-15 11:28:25 UTC

Kgolagano has made lovely progress this year and continues to grow in confidence each week. She enjoys spending time with her friends and has developed good social skills, learning to share and take turns during play. Her cheerful nature and positive attitude make her a delight to have in class. She is becoming more expressive and confident in communicating her needs and feelings. Kgolagano approaches each day with enthusiasm and a big smile.

2025-10-15 11:36:18 UTC

Kgolagano is learning to recognise some letters of the alphabet with support and enjoys participating in group literacy activities. She loves listening to stories and nursery rhymes, and joins in enthusiastically with familiar songs. Her confidence in identifying letters is growing as she practises during morning ring. With continued repetition and support, she will continue to strengthen her early literacy skills.

2025-10-15 11:37:17 UTC

Kgolagano enjoys listening during additional language sessions in isiZulu, Afrikaans, and Sign Language. She is becoming more familiar with the simple words and gestures introduced during class activities. Although she is still developing confidence in participating, she enjoys the songs and actions that make these lessons fun. With continued exposure, her understanding and use of new words will continue to grow.

2025-10-15 11:38:11 UTC

Kgolagano is making excellent progress in numeracy. She can confidently count to 10 independently and enjoys joining the group in number songs and counting games. She is learning to identify individual numbers and recognises some with support. Kgolagano knows most basic shapes and continues to learn new ones with enthusiasm. Her love of counting and learning makes each lesson enjoyable and productive.

2025-10-15 11:40:08 UTC

It has been such a pleasure to watch Kgolagano grow and learn this year. Her confidence, focus, and skills have improved beautifully, and she continues to approach each day with happiness and enthusiasm. She is a kind, friendly, and hardworking little girl who loves to learn. We are so proud of her progress and look forward to seeing her continue to blossom in the year ahead.

2025-10-24 05:21:20 UTC