On Wednesday, 18 September 2024, Cannons Creek Independent Primary School had the absolute privilege of having the acclaimed adventurer and author, Riaan Manser, visit. Manser’s children’s book ‘My First African Adventure’ was voted the overall winner of the SA Book Awards 2023 – an honour not often bestowed upon children’s literature. He spoke to the Grade 3-6 pupils about…
Cannons Creek Independent Primary School performed their production, ‘The Adventures of Charlie Bucket’ on 17-19 September. The very popular ‘Charlie and The Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl book was adapted by Mrs Terri Theys (Primary School Drama Teacher and Director), with musical arrangement by Ms Gail Levitt (Primary School Music Teacher). The story followed a poor…
The theme for this term’s project was ‘Rain’. Well done to our Grade 5 and 6 pupils for their interpretation of this task.
On Tuesday, our Grade 1-3 Orff Orchestra participated in their first-ever Tygerberg International Eisteddfod. The adjudication was held here at school, where we welcomed the adjudicator, Thea Lamprecht – thank you to the many parents and grandparents who were able to join for the performance. We performed three prescribed pieces and one own choice piece,…
Cannons Creek Primary School is proud to present ‘The Adventures of Charlie Bucket’ performed by their pupils, 17-19 September 2024. The very popular ‘Charlie and The Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl book has been adapted by Terri Theys, with musical arrangement by Gail Levitt. The story follows a poor young boy, Charlie Bucket, who finds…
On Saturday 3 August, a group of Grade 5 and 6 pupils enjoyed a fantastic outing to the new theatre in Epping – The Blik. They watched David Kramer’s award-winning musical “Ver in die Wêreld Kittie” – performed in both English and Afrikaans. The pupils were privileged to meet producer, David Kamer, and SA actor,…
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Congratulations to the Grade 6 team from Cannons Creek Independent School for once again bringing immense pride to their school, upon defeat of the top Grade 7 team from WPPS! On Friday, 19 July, the team excelled in a high-pressure impromptu debate, held at St Joseph’s Marist College. The topic was “Cellphones, Chromebooks and laptops should…
Digging for treasures and discovering ancient artefacts was a highlight of the Grade 5 outing on Tuesday 11 June. The Grade 5s attended a talk on Archeology at the Centre of Conservation. This topic integrated very well with our theme on ancient civilizations. They were then able to practice being archaeologists by digging in marked-off grids, sifting through…
In preparation for the 2024 Elections, the Grade 5s at Cannons Creek Independent School have been studying the origins of democracy in ancient Greece. On Tuesday 28 May, they had the opportunity to exercise their ‘right’ to vote at the Grade 5 voting station. After filling in their ID documents they presented themselves for the…
