Progress Report: Mmusetsi Mhlanga by Cindy van Heerden

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 18:38:31 UTC

Body Awareness:

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Mmusetsi’s body awareness has developed well, and he enjoys movement and coordination activities. He is learning to use both sides of his body more effectively and moves confidently through obstacle courses. He enjoys balancing, crawling, and jumping, and his spatial awareness and coordination continue to strengthen with practice.

Fine Motor Skills:

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Mmusetsi’s fine motor skills are improving beautifully. He is developing good pencil control, and his tracing and colouring have become much neater. He tries his best with cutting activities and has made noticeable progress in this area. His determination and positive attitude help him succeed, and with continued practice, his hand control will strengthen even further.

Gross Motor Skills:

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Mmusetsi enjoys outdoor play and movement sessions and participates enthusiastically in physical activities. He has developed good balance and coordination and enjoys running, jumping, and climbing. His confidence in group games is growing, and he listens attentively to instructions. He loves being active and moving freely during playtime.

Dominance:

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Mmusetsi has developed clear right-hand dominance and prefers to use his right hand for writing, drawing, and cutting. His control and coordination have improved significantly. He also shows a preference for his right foot and right eye when completing physical activities.

Visual Development:

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Mmusetsi has developed strong visual perceptual skills. He can identify most colours and shapes and enjoys matching, sorting, and completing puzzles. He can independently build 24–36-piece puzzles and complete larger ones with some assistance. He pays close attention to visual details and recognises patterns quickly. These skills support his confidence in both literacy and numeracy.

Auditory Development:

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Mmusetsi listens attentively during group activities and enjoys participating in songs, rhymes, and storytelling. He can follow simple instructions and responds appropriately during discussions. His attention span during auditory tasks continues to improve with gentle encouragement. He enjoys learning through music and sound.

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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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Mmusetsi enjoys art and creative play and takes pride in his work. His control and coordination have improved beautifully, and his colouring and tracing are much neater. He enjoys painting and pasting activities and loves experimenting with bright colours. Art time allows him to express his creativity freely.

Music and Rhythm:

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Mmusetsi enjoys participating in music and rhythm sessions. He claps and moves to the beat with growing confidence and remembers the actions to familiar songs. His sense of rhythm and coordination continues to develop well, and he always participates with enthusiasm and joy.

Educator:

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Principal: Mercia Cruickshank

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Date Of Birth:

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13/05/2021

Height:

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104cm

Weight:

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17.9kg

2025-10-20 10:25:13 UTC

Mmusetsi is a friendly and cheerful little boy who has shown lovely growth throughout the year. He enjoys spending time with his classmates and participates happily in group play. He is kind, caring, and always willing to help others. Mmusetsi’s confidence continues to grow, and he takes pride in completing his work. His positive attitude and gentle nature make him a delight to teach.

2025-10-20 10:32:20 UTC

Mmusetsi enjoys literacy activities and takes great pleasure in listening to stories and rhymes. He is learning to recognise letters and enjoys tracing and practising his writing. He remembers familiar songs and participates actively during class discussions. His confidence in language activities continues to grow steadily.

2025-10-20 10:34:12 UTC

Mmusetsi can count confidently from 0 to 20 and joins in with the class when counting up to 30. He can identify most numbers and enjoys number-based games and songs. He recognises all the basic shapes and colours and can sort and compare objects with guidance. His enthusiasm for counting and learning new concepts is a joy to see.

2025-10-20 10:34:49 UTC

Mmusetsi listens attentively during additional language sessions and enjoys learning new words in isiZulu, Afrikaans, and Sign Language. He watches and imitates actions with interest and participates when he feels confident. He enjoys the musical and playful aspects of these lessons.

2025-10-20 10:37:14 UTC

It has been wonderful to see Mmusetsi’s progress this year. His fine motor and listening skills have developed beautifully, and he continues to grow in confidence. He is a happy, friendly boy who brings joy to the classroom. We are very proud of him and look forward to seeing him continue to shine.

2025-10-24 05:35:30 UTC