Progress Report: Kessia Nomakeme Rugani by Cindy van Heerden

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Oral:

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Kessia speaks clearly and confidently, expressing her thoughts and feelings effectively. She uses a broad range of words and phrases, communicates ideas well and demonstrates strong oral language skills that enhance her learning across the curriculum.

Literacy:

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia has a strong understanding of the alphabet and demonstrates good phonological awareness. She can identify both upper- and lower-case letters and recognises rhyming words and taught blends. Her handwriting has improved and she continues to develop consistency in letter formation and alignment.

Reading:

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia shows a keen interest in reading and enjoys engaging with stories. She is able to identify sight words and can read simple CVC words with growing confidence. She demonstrates comprehension skills by recalling story events in her own words and is developing fluency and expression when reading aloud.

Educator:

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Cecilé Farrar

Principal: Mercia Cruickshank

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia remains calm and composed in class, interacting positively with her peers. She shows care and consideration for others, comforts friends when needed and expresses her feelings and needs appropriately. She demonstrates empathy and maintains positive, respectful relationships with both adults and peers.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia is improving her spatial awareness and has a growing understanding of basic movement concepts. She is becoming more confident in following directional instructions, though she sometimes confuses left and right. Overall, she moves safely and effectively during both classroom and physical activities.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia’s gross motor development is strong. She demonstrates good coordination and control while running, hopping, skipping and galloping. She enjoys using playground equipment and participates confidently in ball games, showing agility and balance during all physical activities.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia's fine motor skills have improved significantly. She shows good pencil grip and precise finger movements. She has developed strong scissor dexterity, is confident with threading and tearing tasks and demonstrates excellent pincer control. These skills support her success in drawing, writing and other hands-on activities.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia identifies similarities and differences with support and has a solid understanding of patterns, colours and the relationships between objects. She applies her visual skills effectively in drawing, creative projects and graphing activities, demonstrating careful observation and attention to detail.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia recognises everyday sounds and is actively involved in repeating auditory patterns. Her auditory segmentation is developing and she is improving in using her auditory skills to solve problems. With continued practice, Kessia is becoming increasingly confident in listening and processing information accurately.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia shows exceptional creativity. She uses colour beautifully in her artwork, tells engaging stories and demonstrates imaginative thinking by exploring ideas outside the box. She enjoys participating in dance, games and other creative activities, showing originality and enthusiasm in all her work.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia has a good understanding of numbers and counting. She confidently adds and subtracts small numbers and is able to recognise and complete simple patterns with shapes and objects. She categorises items accurately, identifies colours and shapes, compares quantities and shows developing understanding of measurement, volume, and 2D/3D shapes.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

Kessia is a highly capable, imaginative and enthusiastic learner. She approaches all tasks with interest and dedication, showing consistent progress across academic, social and creative areas. It has been a pleasure teaching Kessia this year and we wish her every success as she moves into Grade 1, confident in her abilities and ready to embrace new challenges.

koencindy360 — 2025-09-30 07:40:03 UTC

2025-11-03 19:37:05 UTC

Date of Birth

2025-11-04 06:54:42 UTC

15 January 2020

Weight

2025-11-04 06:54:56 UTC

26.6 kg

Height

2025-11-04 06:55:06 UTC

120 cm