At Cannons, we recognise your child’s potential and support their dreams. We take dreams seriously, and provide the framework so they can realise their futures – but before they can fly a rocket to the moon, they need to learn to build with blocks. Before they can design economic policy, they need to learn to…
Cannons Creek Independent School celebrated a belated Mandela Day during the first week of Term 3, owing to Mandela Day falling within the holidays. “ The 67 minutes we spend serving others are a reminder of the 67 years of his life that he fought for justice and tried to make South Africa a better place for all people….
Cannons Creek Independent School looks forward to hosting 3-5 year olds on Saturday 2 August 2025 to discover of world of learning through play, arts and crafts, and fine motor activities! Click here to register. Click here to read more about our Pre-Primary.
To wrap up the term, our Grade 3s wrote stories and read them to their captive audience – the Grade Rs! Click the link to access the stories as audio books – great for the holidays when you might need a break!
With the holidays looming, we know it’s easy to give in to little people’s demands and to opt for the ‘easier’ option. However, at Cannons Creek Independent School, we believe in constantly growing and learning. At the end of every term, our Pre-Primary School families are given Holiday Work Packs to combat boredom, but to…
On 13 June, Cannons Creek Independent School hosted a Special Persons Day for its Pre-Primary dads / guardians, ahead of Father’s Day on 16 June 2025. They got to explore the classroom, complete a jellytot construction (and not eat them!), received special cards / drawings, and played together outside on the playground. “Spending time at school with my…
Our Pre-Primary pupils have been learning about ‘Opposites’ and an awareness of the senses. However, “the proof is in the pudding” where they embarked upon a taste and smell sensory adventure with several stations set out where they could differentiate between sweet, bitter and spicy; including a blindfolded task. Well done to our littlest people…
On 9 May, Cannons Creek Pre-Primary pupils were delighted to share their classrooms and playground with their moms / guardians in honour of it being Mother’s Day on Sunday. Click here to view a reel on Instagram.
Cannons Creek Independent School held its annual much-anticipated Pre-Primary ‘Things That Go’ morning on 25 May 2024. This event was well supported by friends and family who cheered the Pre-Primary pupils on as they notched up their laps on their various ‘wheeled’ apparatuses. The purpose of the morning, other than socialising, was to also encourage…
Painting the school badge was a great activity to help our Grade RRs develop their fine motor skills. Holding a paintbrush and carefully applying the paint to the badge helps children improve their hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity. It also allows them to explore different colors and shapes, boosting their creativity and artistic expression. Overall,…
