On Wednesday evening, we were fortunate to welcome Clinical Psychologist Sumayyah Khan from Therapy Pods. She spoke to local ECD centres and parents on the topic of ‘Little hearts, big feelings – navigating emotional regulation in early childhood’. Khan opened her talk with explaining that children move from co-regulation to self-regulation, and they need support…
At Cannons Creek Pre-Primary, all our pupils are SMART. During a class discussion about what it means to be ‘smart’, pupils initially thought that being smart meant always knowing the right answer. But slowly, they discovered that everyone has a different kind of smart. They learnt that ‘being smart’ is not about being the cleverest…
We had a lovely evening on Monday 1 December 2025, starting with watching all our pupils perform carols, followed by a relaxed family picnic on the field. Thank you to Ms Levitt, Mrs Gopal, and Mrs Theys for their preparation efforts, and well done to our pupils for adding some festive cheer. We were blessed…
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…
