On 25 May 2021, Cannons Creek Primary School held their Music Recital. Several children have not performed in over a year due to COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols. The audience was entertained by items performed on violin, piano, flute, fife, drums and guitar. The evening would not have been possible without the guidance and support…
Cannons Creek Independent School Grade 1s planted a Ficus natalensis (Natal Fig Tree) on Saturday 15 May, along the Elsieskraal Canal. This formed part of the community ‘Renew the Elsieskraal River Project’, and linked in well with the Grade 1s’ PBL (Project-based Learning) question for the term – ‘Is there an ideal habitat?’ The Grade…
Cannons Creek Primary School pupils supported the Reach For A Dream Foundation, by each donating R20 to the cause, and thereby being allowed to wear their slippers (and pyjamas!) to school. This organization has been making the dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses come true for the past 33 years, and Cannons Creek is proud…
On 23 April 2021, Cannons Creek Primary School, acknowledged World Book Day by dressing up as a book character.
#EarthDay was celebrated on 22 April 2021. The theme for 2021 is ‘Restore Our Earth™’, which focuses on natural processes, emerging green technologies, and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. This fits in nicely with the Grade 3 Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) theme for this term – “Why are we so wasteful?” They will…
Cannons Creek Primary School hosted their Interhouse Sports Day on 13 April 2021. The Grade 4s-6s ran the 1km event, while the Grade 1-3s ran 500m each. The Pre-Primary showed the school how to do the crab walk, bunny hop, and bear crawl over a 10m distance; followed by their 15m cheetah sprint. Congratulations to…
In keeping with the tradition of donating 67 minutes of our time to do something for others on Madiba’s birthday, our Primary School pupils embarked on various projects. The Pre-Primary pupils collected items for, and made up snack packs. The Foundation Phase pupils made sandwiches, and the Intermediate Phase collected groceries and made soup parcels….
Molly de Witt of Grace Primary School is the winner of the Music Scholarship for Grade 8 2021. Congratulations Molly!
The winner of the 2021 Academic Scholarship is Chloe McComb of Grace Primary School. Congratulations Chloe!
Pupils enjoy the fresh air and can still keep up with their PE classes by maintaining their social distancing and wearing their masks. Here is a Grade 2 class doing just that and coach Nicole is in the background.
