Springvale Primary School

SPRINGVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL VIRTUAL TOUR

Welcome to our school!

SPRINGVALE

a Gauteng Department of Education school, opened its doors in 1981 for grades 1 and 2 and has served the local community for more than 40 years. Springvale is a fee-paying school, and the annual fees are determined by the School Governing Body. The Language of Learning and Teaching is English and the CAPS curriculum is followed.

The admin office is open daily from 07:00 to 14:00 and during this period...

a constant stream of children, parents and teachers flows through the foyer.

The admin staff is a multi-talented, multi-tasking team dealing with sick children, parent queries, admission of new learners, school fee queries and payments,

school fee queries and payments, answering phones and generally being the school’s very own Google.

OUR FACILITIES INCLUDE

The Hall...

which is used for assemblies, meetings, concerts, award ceremonies, choir practice, and, on rainy days, the gymnasium.

THE SPORTS FIELDS

are a hive of activity with Physical Education lessons

sports practice and children playing before school and at break.

Our newly built pavilion allows spectators to watch events in style.

Soccer and cricket are played on the field which is also used for athletics.

TENNIS NETBALL COURTS

complete the sports facilities

Each phase has an outdoor space for learners to sit and eat at break. Foundation phase learners eat their lunch just before break so that they have time to play.

THE GRADE R CENTRE

is designed with the comfort and safety of the children as a priority.

The center has its own play area with equipment and toys to keep children entertained.

Each class has an insect name and corresponding colour

Classes have table for group and individual work.

an outside area for sensory play, washing hands and eating lunch,

and a story area on the mat for entertainment and to encourage good listening skills.

YELLOW - BEES

RED - LADYBUGS

GREEN - GRASSHOPPERS

PURPLE - BUTTERFLIES

BLUE - DRAGONFLIES

During the year there are several functions organized for children and their families such as Sports Day, Grandparents’ day, Mother’s Day, Father's Day, the Gr R concert, PJ day, Sunset Picnic, Occupation dress up day and the end of year Award ceremony.

FOUNDATION PHASE

classes are colourful and designed to stimulate and engage little people.

Posters summarize lessons on colours, shapes, letters and numbers

and birthday information is shared.

Foundation phase subjects are English, Maths, Life skills and Computers.

In the computer centre, the learners practice their fine motor skills as they learn to use the mouse and keyboard. Lessons touch on all the soft skills required to operate a computer. The programs that are used reinforce the language, mathematical and Life Skills concepts learnt in class.

In addition to the above, the Foundation Phase learners also have Music which is an interactive and fun lesson, and Setswana as an additional language.

Coding and robotics is part of the curriculum for these learners and is also available as an extra-mural activity.

INTERMEDIATE & SENIOR PHASE

In the Intermediate and Senior phase, learners have a register teacher and each teacher specializes in a different subject. Learners move from class to class following the timetable. Décor in these classes is subject related but reflects the personality of the teacher.