On Wednesday 3 December 2025, we held our annual Grade 4-6 Celebration of Skills and Growth, where the top achievers in academics, sport and culture were acknowledged. Congratulations to the certificate and trophy winners – all their hard work and resilience paid off. Mr Mike Ford was the Guest of Honour, and the audience enjoyed…
On Wednesday 3 December, we celebrated not only the achievements of our Grade 1-3 pupils, but the incredible journey of growth, learning, and confidence they have shown throughout the year. Coach Tim and Ms Block were the Guests of Honour, whilst our Junior Choir performed ‘When I grow up’ from ‘Matilda’, and we had two…
Cannons Creek Independent Primary School held its Spring Music Recital on 12 November, celebrating the school’s talented young musicians. It was highly rewarding to witness each pupil showcase their musicality blossoming on stage, demonstrating the impressive skills and growth they have achieved over the year. A special highlight was the Grade 5s performing a group…
Congratulations to four Cannons pupils (Thayer Ramlal, Ubayd Latief, Atiya Kaplen and Adam Parkar) who achieved Top 20 finalist status in their respective age categories for the SA Maths Olympiad. This qualifies them to write the Vietnam International Applied Mathematics Challenge (VIAMC) on Saturday 22 November. Success in this paper could see them winging their…
As part of the Learn2Lead programme that the Grade 5s complete at Cannons Creek Independent School, they pledged 10 boxes for the Santa Shoebox project. They spent the last few weeks collecting the required items and decorating the boxes. Lessons in organising, asking teachers for contributions, working out the shoebox size, as well as suitable toothpaste for certain age groups, have all been invaluable life lessons….
Congratulations to our iStore Excellence in Education Winners! We are so proud of Grade 4 pupils Katie Roets and Xia Walker who won first place in the Grades 4–7 Curriculum Excellence category, announced last night at the final awards ceremony at the iStore Headquarters in Sandton, Johannesburg. Their project was one of 225 entries from…
Last week was World Digital Citizenship Week. We celebrated in the Primary School by further empowering our pupils to become excellent digital citizens! Our Grade 1-2 pupils created Digital Royalty Crowns, promising to be safe, respectful, and responsible online. They chose powerful words such as ‘Balance’, ‘Safety’, ‘Care’, ‘Brave’, ‘Kind’, and ‘Think’, to guide their…
This year, Cannons Creek once again participated in the Creative Writing section of The Cape Town International Eisteddfod, with Grade 5 pupil Eli Naidoo achieving an outstanding result. At the prestigious prize-giving ceremony held at Westerford High School last weekend, Eli was awarded a medal for first place in his category and a diploma for his poem…
We are beaming with pride to announce that Grade 4 pupil Adam Parkar not only placed in the Top 10 finalists for the junior section of the South African Mathematics Challenge, he also received a Silver medal (one of only two Grade 4s, whilst the rest were Grade 5s). He received his medal, certificate, and…
Cannons Creek Independent Primary School’s Cultural Showcase event took place on 17th and 18th September 2025, featuring the school’s Orff groups, String ensembles, Choirs, Drama Clubs and Marimba groups. ”What a Show! The Grade 1-6 Drama Clubs took to the stage for two nights in a row and absolutely wowed a full house! They were…
