Nexus

Academics

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Grades:

Nexus Primary is located in Tshiame c our school is in the Thabo Mofotsanyana education district in the Free State province. It serves learners stating from grade R to 6

Awards

Learners are recognized for their academic extra-mural achievements Awarding ceremonies are held 3 times per year. In recognising achievements our learners learn that effort and dedication are noticed and celebrated this develops children’s skills to be the best. Service providers are given the opportunity to contribute with prizes and costs during the last ceremony.

School times

The average school day for learners in our school starts at 07:20am and would end at 14:00pm in all grades. All learners partake in the School Nutrition programme 5 days a week. On Wednesday leaners take part in extramural activities from 07h30am – 08h30am

Homework

The purpose of giving homework is to reinforce what was done in class and enable learners to gain confidence in working independently. We aim at giving parents an opportunity to be involved in their children’s academic progress. Parent do support the school in this regard.

Examinations / formal assessments

A process fused to measure learner’s understanding and competence in the set curriculum. Our learners are tested continuously we have a formal assessment policy that stipulates expectations and procedures.

Curriculum

Our school is currently using CAPS curriculum. It the duty of each educator to implement the curriculum as expected and ensure that curriculum is covered as expected in all grades and subjects.

Curriculum is sub-set in the following categories

CAPS

Grade R

Home Language (Sesotho or IsiZulu)

Mathematics

Life Skills

Grade 1-3

Home language (Sesotho or IsiZulu)

English (first Additional language)

Life Skills

Mathematics

Grade 4-6

Home language (Sesotho or IsiZulu)

English (language of instruction and first additional language)

Life Skills

Mathematics

Naturals Science and Technology

Social Sciences

It is our mission to track learners including after exit class (Grade 6) and this is how some of our learners perform in other schools.

"SPACE WORLD!"

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Living in a digital world has exposed us to various resources that can be used to enhance learning, Virtual Reality (VR) learning was discovered on a teacher based social media platform, seeing that it will cater for virtual and auditory learning needs, as well as it being curriculum based, we found it best and appropriate to expose our learners. Our grade 4s were given a chance to experience VR learning where they learnt about Planet Earth and Beyond which is what they will be focusing on in the third term. As they are from the foundation phase and still getting accustomed to the new way of learning in the intermediate phase, this initiative shall provide them with building blocks as to what they can expect when they further into other grades.

"CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES!"

Co-curricular activities develop learners in totality, as a school we participate yearly in these activities. Learners are exposed locally, district ,provincially and national level in Spelling Bee , Mental Mathematics and Book reviews ( Department of Education) as well as privately organized like Master Spelling Bee and South African Maths Challenge also the BRIGS mathematics challenge organized online internationally.

"WINNER!"