Celebrating 45 years of excellence at Christopher Robin Pre-Primary!

A special moment in this year’s Graduation was hearing from our Director, Mr Michael Paul Roth, who addressed the Grade R class with warmth and pride, and who also graduated from Christopher Robin Pre-Primary back in 2001.

Graduation 2025 Director’s Message

Welcome to our 45th Graduation Ceremony.

This morning, we honour our Graduates and bid them a fond farewell as they progress to BIG school and the excitement of Grade 1.

We look forward to observing our futurepreners as they move through the College over the next 12 years and hopefully matriculate with us in 2037.

It is with confidence that we hand them over to Mrs Lamb and her team of specialists.  Riette, we thank you and each member of your team for making our Pre-Primary the wonderful place that it is.

Robert Fulghum wrote the following, which aptly describes how we should live our lives and as parents, you may still recall some of these valuable lessons from your days in Pre-School.

Wisdom was not at the top of the Graduate Mountain, but there in the sandbox where we learned…

1. share everything

2. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your mess

3. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody

4. Wash your hands before you eat

5. Flush

6.   Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you

7.   Live a balanced life

8.   Learn some, think some, draw and paint and sing, dance and play and work some, every day

9. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands and stick together

10. Be aware of wonder

11. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup - the roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all

like that

12. Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup – they all die. So do we.

13.   And then remember the book about Biff and Chip, and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all: LOOK

14.  Everything you need to know is in there somewhere

15.  The Golden Rules: treat others as you would want to be treated; remember, love and basic sanitation; ecology, politics and sane living

16.  Think of what a better world it would be if we all – the whole world – had cookies and milk at about 3 o’clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap.

17.  Or if we had a basic policy in our nations to always put things back where we found them and cleaned up our own messes.

18.  And it is still true; no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is better to hold hands and stick together.

The importance of sharing true values such as these with our children, ensures that we continue raising responsible, independent, thoughtful and kind young people.

Our love and best wishes accompany each and every graduate. We are hopeful they will continue to hold hands and stick together on the exciting journey that awaits them.

Our sincere appreciation to our Pre-Primary parent body, for entrusting us with your child's future.  Remember, it is a journey we can all share.

Now finally, a message to our little learners, Pooh said the following to Piglet:

“You are braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem,

Smarter than you think, And loved more than you know”

On behalf of the family of the College, our Chair, Board, Principals and educators –

May the holiday Season bring you its treasures in abundance,

lasting friendships, family joys, health and prosperity

Michael Paul Roth

Dear Parents

It was a super fun day today as we all wore our brightest, funkiest socks.

Our learners have been working very hard throughout the year and we are proud of every one of them. We are looking forward to celebrating them and their hard work at our Growing Minds Celebration on Thursday, 27 November at 9:00. We can’t wait to welcome all our Parents as every learner will receive a certificate. A reminder that full school uniform must be worn for our Growing Minds Ceremony on Thursday. Please ensure your child's dress and hair is neat. 

For free delivery to school, in the address block, please insert school name and address and add discount code before check-out.

• Junior Preparatory - 91 Raats Drive, Parklands 7441

• Senior Preparatory - 50 Wood Drive, Parklands 7441

• Secondary Faculty - 1 College Avenue, Sandown 7441

Discount Code : PKLSCHOOL (both upper and lowercase works)

Uniform and Sports Attire

iStore Parent Savings

Grade 1 Writing

The Grade Ones have been very busy learning about vowel digraphs and writing juicy sentences in class. 

We invite parents of all current individual music learners, as well as those wishing to commence individual lessons in 2026, to please complete the following enrolment form:

Current Grade 1 and 2 learners: 2026 JP Music Form

Current Grade 3 learners: 2026 SP Music Form

We require a new form to be completed annually. A form for Ensembles, including Choir and Orchestra, will be shared at the start of 2026.

SPORT

Junior Prep Sports Weekly Update

Junior Prep Sports Round-Up

As we begin to wind down our matches towards the end of the year, we would like to extend a big thank you to all our parents, guardians, and learners for your ongoing support, enthusiasm, and commitment throughout this quarter. It has been an awesome Quarter 4 and an incredible start to our summer season — our Junior Preparatory superstars have truly shone!

Looking ahead to the new year, we’re excited to announce our January Cricket Clinic. We encourage all budding cricketers to sign up — the registration form is available below.

In addition, all current Grade 3 cricket players will be invited to the SA20 match outing on Friday, 16 January 2026. This promises to be a fantastic experience! Get in quick, as there are limited spaces available. 

Thank you once again for a spirited quarter. Let’s finish strong and enjoy these last sessions together!

PE AND SWIMMING

We're back in the Pool!

Please remember to pack your Parklands swimming costume, Parklands swimming cap, towel and if you need, goggles and come dressed in your PE attire!

Please take note that although coaches guide and support learners during swimming in Physical Education lessons, we are not a Learn to Swim School and for their own safety it is critical that learners are water safe and able to swim.  Please liaise with the coaches if you need contact details for LEARN TO SWIM schools for your child to attend.

The Week That Was – Junior Preparatory Sport

Our Junior Prep teams wrapped up another exciting week of sport with two standout performances!

Softball – U9
Our U9 girls travelled to Rallim and delivered a fantastic display of teamwork and resilience. The match was tightly contested from start to finish, ending in a well-earned 11–11 draw. The team showed great determination in both fielding and batting — well done, girls!

Cricket - U9
A big congratulations to our U9 cricketers who put on an excellent performance to secure a strong win against Tygerhof. The players demonstrated impressive focus and discipline, with several learners stepping up and contributing with both bat and ball.

A superb effort from all our young athletes — you continue to make Parklands College proud!

A Superhero Among Us!🥇

We want to give a massive shout-out to our very own Coach Nadine, who competed in her first-ever Half Ironman in Mossel Bay on 16 November! 

She took on the challenging swim, cycle and run with absolute determination and strength, conquering each stage like the true superhero she is. Her grit, discipline and unstoppable spirit are nothing short of inspiring. We are so proud of her incredible achievement and our learners are lucky to have such a powerful role model cheering them on every day!

Well done, Coach Nadine. We are so proud of you!

Parklands College Cricket Clinic Jan 2026

ATTENTION: U9 Cricket Lovers (Grade 4 2026)
Keep your eyes peeled for an email. We are going to the SA20 on 16 January 2026 at Newlands. 2026 Grade 4s to 6s are invited to watch the mighty MI Cape Town next year! 

Summer Co-Curricular Timetable (Quarter 4)

Sport Quick Links

HEADS-UP: 2026 INFORMATION

Device Requirements

Please click on the link below to view the device requirements for next year.

iPad Requirements 2026

Discount Voucher

Uniform Requirements:

Uniform and Sports Attire

Textbooks (Caxtons)

Caxton Letter

Grade 3

Grade 3 2026 Caxton List

Grade 4
Grade 4 2026 Caxton list 

Learners are required to take either Afrikaans FAL or isiXhosa FAL. Please ensure that you only order either Afrikaans or isiXhosa FAL books. 

NOTE: Grade 4 - 6 Afrikaans FAL learners will be issued with an Afrikaans Made Simple workbook @ R230 which will be billed to their account at the beginning of the year. 

Stationery Requirements 

Waltons "How to Order" Letter

Grade 1

Grade 1 Stationery List

Grade 2

Grade 2 Stationery List

Grade 3 

Grade 3 Stationery List

Grade 4 

Grade 4 Stationery List

FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE 

Our Grade 1 - 3 learners have a choice between Afrikaans FAL and isiXhosa FAL. Please click on the link to complete the form: First Additional Language Choice 2026. If a selection has not been made, it will be assumed that the learner will attend Afrikaans as their First Additional Language.

QUICK LINKS

The Grade Ones are looking forward to their outing to Giraffe House next Friday 28 November. Please ensure that you have completed the consent form in order for your child to attend. Consent: Gr 1 Outing to Giraffe House 

Have a lovely weekend. 

We look forward to seeing all our Parents at our Growing Minds Celebration on Thursday!

Contact Details

Staff email addresses: Staffing
General Preparatory email address: prep@parklands.co.za
IT queries: Christian Oertel, Network Manager - choertel@parklands.co.za