KWA-THEMA PRIMARY

Ref.: 350835 SCHOOL

CnrMarule and September Streets P.O. Box 41
Kwa-Thema Kwa-Thema
1575 1563
 (011) 736-4001 Fax: (011) 736-2461

26 July 2023

MSAP
Foundation phase meeting held on the staffroom
Visit by Sharon fro maths.
Attendance register is needed.
Mental should be recorded

Report back
 6 strategies
1. Bridging through 10
2. Jump strategy
3. Doubling and halving
4. Rounding and adjusting
5. Re-ordering
6. Linking addition and subtraction
Each term 2 strategies should be covered
Term 2 doubling halving.
Term 3
 Pre-test and post-test timing of learners should be considered.
 Post test. Marks should be recorded
 Teachers should not use his/her own numbers. Stick to the numbers given.
 Files should be read and understood before coming to the learners. In
maths 2 books are needed.
 Quad is no longer needed because it limits the learners work.
 1st week supposed to start with MSAP, then following week ATP
 The programme should start from grade 1 so that when they get to grade 3
already they know the programme
 DBE should be used daily
 Word sums
 Grade 1. 1 word sum per day
 Grade 2. 2 word sums per day 3 days
 Grade 3. 3 word sums per day

All correspondences to be addressed to the Principal: Mr MRN MORE

 KWA-THEMA PRIMARY
Ref.: 350835 SCHOOL
CnrMarule and September Streets P.O. Box 41
Kwa-Thema Kwa-Thema
1575 1563
 (011) 736-4001 Fax: (011) 736-2461

 Each grade needs to meet and come up with the way of how to divide the
strategies.
 Rounding and adjusting to the nearest 10
 Ms Ngoma suggested to go and check if everyone has these copies.
 These strategies should be separated.
 It was emphasised that bricks and robotics should be included on the time
table.
 Bricks-colours and shapes should be considered
 It was suggested that the school can buy those bricks.
 It was emphasised that in that hour 30 minutes bricks and robotics should
be included for 15 minutes.
 Grades should have competition through themselves to promote reading.
 Emphasised the issue of Egra in classrooms and should be monitored by
D.H.
 Training attended by Ms Shikwambana and Ms Mnyandu, points for their
attendance should be given to them.
 Screeining for grade 1. intervention strategies must be done to the learners
experiencing problems.
 Activities given to those learners.
 Profiles should be submitted to the relevant DHs and follow up should be
done to the teachers

Meeting was closed at 13h30

All correspondences to be addressed to the Principal: Mr MRN MORE

 KWA-THEMA PRIMARY
Ref.: 350835 SCHOOL
CnrMarule and September Streets P.O. Box 41
Kwa-Thema Kwa-Thema
1575 1563
 (011) 736-4001 Fax: (011) 736-2461

17 August 2023

Prayer Ms Jokazi

Apologies Ms Vilakazi and Ms Mashele will leave early . Mr Nkabinde

Life Skills
Ms Mahanjana presented Life Skills
 She explain the issue of pictures that are supposed to be used.
 Poor letter formation
 Spelling errors need to be rectified.
 Language must be appropriate.
 Assess content taught
 Level form of questioning
 5% of work is correct.
 Need to use DBE’s it was emphasised
 They are going to sample a book for each teacher.
 Books must monitored by DH’s
 Questions should be at their level.
 Disruption in the learning environment can be the cause.
 Too much notes more than classwork's.
 It was suggested to avoid too much notes we must use DBE and go
straight to classwork in their books.
 Suggested to use bullet forms and minimize.

All correspondences to be addressed to the Principal: Mr MRN MORE

 KWA-THEMA PRIMARY
Ref.: 350835 SCHOOL
CnrMarule and September Streets P.O. Box 41
Kwa-Thema Kwa-Thema
1575 1563
 (011) 736-4001 Fax: (011) 736-2461

Maths. Report back from DH meeting.

 Time on task- daily activities of the day
 Counting- 6 minutes
 Grade 2- 6 per week
 Grade 3- 9 per week
 Grade 1- 3 per week
 Monitoring coverage. Books needs to be monitored by DH.
 Highlighted the issue of tasks- bloom taxonomy
 Number opeartion 32 marks
 Patterns 6 marks
 Measurement 4 marks
 Data handling
 Space and shape
 Resources that are given need to be used.
 Training on the 19th doubling and halving
 Moderation

Languages
Reading challenge hence 2 hours from L.S was taken. Reading was
emphasised.
 Independent reading corners in the classrooms are needed.
 Shared reading Tuesdays pre-reading.
 Writing- learners work should be displayed
 Back of ATP's sampled task
 To do list
 DEAR
 Everyone should participate
 Should appear on the time table Wednesday was suggested for DEAR
for 30 minutes.
 It was also suggested those learners who are present and early can
start reading before 8 o’clock
 It was also suggested to let the parents know about Wednesday for
DEAR.
All correspondences to be addressed to the Principal: Mr MRN MORE
 KWA-THEMA PRIMARY
Ref.: 350835 SCHOOL
CnrMarule and September Streets P.O. Box 41
Kwa-Thema Kwa-Thema
1575 1563
 (011) 736-4001 Fax: (011) 736-2461

 Group guided- high achievers

 Daily 2 groups for reading
 Spelling competition- September
 Stck to ATP's was emphasised.
 Lesson plans
 Reading comprehension was emphasised
 Active participation for Grade R was requested for presentation.
 Reading- tracking learner performance
 Reading champions- encourage them to loan books.

Let us do the foundation just to improve

 Let us do something like reading in Friday. As we work or as we mark in
our assessment.
 Let us comply
 Teacher are sick because of wind in their classes our DH must do follow
up.
 Report Grade 1 activites
 Simple when do moderation.
 The first print has a mistake
 DHs they will make the copies for this report.
 They are going to check the coverage and it is something we have to look
at.
 DH plea us that: Let us not send assistance teacher to the DH when we
send activities.

Tool for pre-moderation

 DH said they are going to bring us the document to do the pre moderation

Post moderation
Bring: memo
: Those book they mark
 Learner profile take them to the DH first time order to check them to the
next teacher.
 Due date for 2022 profile 19/08/2023
All correspondences to be addressed to the Principal: Mr MRN MORE
 KWA-THEMA PRIMARY
Ref.: 350835 SCHOOL
CnrMarule and September Streets P.O. Box 41
Kwa-Thema Kwa-Thema
1575 1563
 (011) 736-4001 Fax: (011) 736-2461

 Detol on 26/08/2023 is coming in Kwa-Thema

 Meeting for Grade R
 Closer. Prayer Ms Sithole

All correspondences to be addressed to the Principal: Mr MRN MORE