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SOUTH AFRICAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ NEWSPAPER Volume 20 Number 1

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o l l he This year is going to be AMAZING because:

YEAR! T OF BOOKS THIS LO A AD RE TO AN I PL

I am super-excited to:

I PROMISE this year I am going to:

At SCHOOL this year I am going to:

the The BEST part of e: year is going to b

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MIDNIGHT FEAST Lebo has two friends sleeping over.

Look at all the cool goodies they have to share for the midnight feast.

How many of each can you see?

Yum Yum!

SHARING IS CARINg A There are

cupcakes.

Each child will get There will be

B There are

left over. donuts.

If they cut each

C There are

in half, there will be

pieces.

toffees.

If each child gets one, how many will be left over?

D There are

biscuits.

Each child gets

E There are

so there will be

ice-cream cones.

There are enough for each child to get

f There are

left over.

each.

lollipops.

How many extra lollipops would we need if each child has 3 lollipops?

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P P To IT!

Read the recipe and answer the questions.

HOW TO MAKE POPCORN

Caution: Ask a grown-up to help you make some popcorn. Do not do this on your own.

WHAT YOU NEED: • Oil • Popcorn • A pot with a lid 1 Pour a thin layer of oil into the pot. The oil must cover the bottom of the pot.

2 Place the pot on the stove.

3 Turn the stove on.

4 Pour a handful of popcorn into the pot.

5 Put on the lid.

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6 Wait a few minutes and you will start to hear popping sounds.

7 When the popping sounds stop, take the pot off the stove using an oven glove. Ask a grown-up to help you. Turn off the stove.

8 Wait a few minutes and lift the lid.

9 Pour the popcorn into a bowl to eat.

10 Add salt or butter for extra yum!

QUESTIONS:

1 Aside from the oil and the popcorn, what do you need to make popcorn?

2 Should you do this on your own?

3 Why should you use an oven glove?

4 What do you do when the popping stops?

5 Why would you add salt and butter?

POPPING COLOURS

5

Colour in the ODD ODD-numbered popcorn yellow and the EVEN EVEN-numbered green.

18

231

2 7

14 82 291

4 93

33

9 31

74

131

21 55 111

2

12 212 31

1

68 9 317

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usy b e r a Ants res but creatueep for can sl a day. s 7 hour

The average ant lives between 40 and 60 days.

The female ants are worker ants.

Ants can survi ve day anda whole underwanight ter!

An ant can carry up to 20 times its weight.

les a m e f The d the buil ill, find anth nd even a food, s soldier act a nts. a

Each ant has a special job.

in e v i l s Ant s, like coloniees. be

s t n A The queen ant lays eggs.

A queen ant can live up to 20 years.

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Colonies have tunnels and rooms.

Ants legs

These ants need your help.

Draw the missing legs on the ants.

Ants March!

Left right, Left right, Left right!

Put a line through all the ants facing left.

Tick the ants that are facing right.

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THEY CAN SLEEP STANDING UP.

Giraffes live in small groups and spend most of the day eating. ep very t e l s y e Th abou y l n o – little ours each two h ay. d

A group of giraffes is called a TOWER.

They have HU hearts. It nee GE powerful to p ds to be ump over that tal blood all l body.

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They don’t drink much.

They only drink every other day. That is good news for giraffes as it is awkward getting down to the water at ground level.

TALLEST

THE ANIMAL IN THE WORLD le Every sing a giraffe has kin different s . pattern

Question: Why do GIRAFFES lick their NOSES? Answer: BECAUSE THEY CAN!

The g news is ood tongue their 45 – 50 s are cm long!

A GIRAFF smell be E’S sense of sensitive comes more is increas when HUMIDITY their nos ed. So, they lick es to WET to he MAKE THEM lp SMELL be them tter.

Baby giraffes are tough.

They are born with the female standing upright and they fall two metres to the ground!

OSSICONES are the two ‘horns’ on the top of their heads.

THEY HAVE GRE A EYESIGHT T !

The other good news for them is that their TONGUES are blue / black which means they don’t get sunburnt while they are eating high up in the trees SO CLOSE TO

THE SUN!

What’s th silliest n e you can game iv a giraffe? e SHORTY!

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My Time

Fill in the times on the clocks that matches the description.

CAPS DEVELOPS KEY SKILLS from the South African Curriculum

Skills

GRADED ACTIVITIES in three levels STEP-BY-STEP instructions and answers FUN AND ENGAGING to keep kids motivated

Jaco

Ravi

I’m seven and I’m mad about all kinds of sport. But watch out because I also love creepy crawlies and annoying the girls!

Mandla I’m six and I love books and numbers. I also like doing experiments in my kitchen at home!

I’m eight and I’m crazy about computer games. I also love skateboarding and playing outside with my friends.

Grades 1–3

Time

Jody & Honey Jodie & Honey I’m seven. I love swimming, karate and climbing. Honey lives with me. She’s the smartest cat in the world.

Lebo Emma & Stinky I’m five and full of bounce! This is my best friend, Stinky. Careful what you leave lying around: Stinky likes tidying up!

I’m eight. I love listening to music, doing any kind of dancing and wearing cool clothes. lock 2 o’c My Party

Also available:

Time to wake up on a school day.

Skills

Time to get up on a Saturday.

Read

Tests

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Time to get up on a Sunday.

Time for the school day to end.

Time for start of small break.

Time for end of small break.

Bedtime during the week.

Bedtime during the holidays.

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SPELLI is fu NG n!

Correct the underlined words in the sentence.

1 I switched the lite on because it was dark.

2 We made pasta with tomato sorce for supper.

3 We heard an eko when we shouted.

4 Did you hear the lions rore?

5 He has long hare that he wears in a pigtail.

6 Last nite we watched a movie about space.

7 Nilah likes to drink water with eyce in it.

8 Kurt fell off his skateboard and hurt his sholder.

9 I need some gloo to stick the picture in my book.

10 If you dubble the number four, you get eight.

ANSWERS:

My Score:

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1 light, 2 sauce, 3 echo, 4 roar, 5 hair, 6 night, 7 ice, 8 shoulder, 9 glue, 10 double

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Warthogs are strong with very E G sharp tusks. They are much bigger RAN

ST

S ff B hogs and

than a mongoose yet the two are the best of friends.

Wart gooses Mon

When warthogs see mongooses they sometimes lie down o ground and let the m n the on crawl all over themg.ooses

Bffs 4-eva!

I ’m itchy & scratchy fr om the ticks & goGgas

Yum!

Warthogs get ticks and tiny goggas stuck in their hair. The mongoose picks the ticks and goggas off the warthog and eats them.

So the mongoose gets food and the warthogs are free of nunus and goggas. What a friendship!

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Have you noticed that your keyboard is only in CAPITAL LETTERS? Let’s have some colour fun with our keyboard.

Q A

W S

E D Z

R F X

T G C

Y H V

Hello! I am HONEY HONEY. Spell my name in ORANGE.

U J

I K

B

N

M

Q A

W S

E D Z

Q A

W S

E D Z

R F X

T G C

Hello there!

I am MANDLA. MANDLA Colour my name in BLUE. 18 FREE 4 ALL February 2024

Y H V

U J

P

R F

T G

Y H

X

I K

B

N

M

Q A

W S

E D Z

O L

Hi there, I am STINKY STINKY. Spell out my name on the keyboard and colour the keys RED.

C

V

O L

P

R F

T G

X

C

U J B

I K N

O L

P

M

Hi! I’m EMMA. EMMA Spell my name out in GREEN.

Y H V

U J B

I K N

O L M

P

fiND THE

QWERTY

LET TERS

Q A

Search for the letters of your own name.

Fill them in with your favourite colours.

Q A

W S

E D Z

R F X

T G C

Find the letters of your hometown.

Colour them PURPLE.

Look carefully at your keyboard.

The letters at the top left spell QWERTY. This keyboard is called QWERTY and has been designed specifically to make typing easier with both hands.

Y H V

W S

E D

R F

T G

Y H

C

I K

O L

P

Find the letters of your birthday month. Colour them PINK.

R F

T G

Y H

N

M

Q A

W S

E D Z

X

C

V

N

O L

X

B

B

I K

Z

U J

V

U J

U J B

M

I K N

P

O L

P

M

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SNAKES OR SPIDERS?

Jaco is confused. He wants a pet, but he can’t make up his mind between a snake or a spider.

LOOK AT THE FACTS BELOW AND SEE WHICH WOULD BE A BETTER PET.

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SPIDERS

SNAKES

• Spiders have 8 legs.

• Spiders can walk, run and jump quickly.

• SPIDERS ARE COLDBLOODED. • Spiders eat meat and are called carnivores.

• Spiders spin webs to catch their food.

• Spiders have two body parts.

• Some spider bites can kill humans.

• Snakes have no legs.

• Snakes can slither and climb with ease.

• Not all snakes are dangerous.

• Snakes are coldblooded.

• Snakes eat meat and are called carnivores.

• SNAKES SHED THEIR SKIN. • Snakes are covered in scales.

• Snakes smell with their tongues.

• A bite from a venomous snake could kill a human.

QUESTIONS WHAT AM I?

I have many legs I am covered in scales I shed my skin I spin silk to catch my food I smell with my tongue WHAT THREE THINGS DO SNAKES AND SPIDERS HAVE IN COMMON? 1 Not all snakes and spiders are 2 A snake and a spider bite can 3 Snakes and spiders are both ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS How many body parts does a spider have?

Do snakes have legs?

What are snakes covered in?

Are all snakes dangerous?

YOUR CHOICE Tick which YOU would rather have as a pet.

SNAKE

SPIDER

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BOOKS REFERENCED In this newspaper we have used and referenced textbooks published by Maskew Miller Learning. These are the specific textbook covers with their ISBNs. You can find more details on www.mml.co.za Page 6 - 7: Pop to it Page 20 - 21: Snakes or Spiders

Page 4 - 5: Midnight Feast CAPS

Mathematics

English

DEVELOPS KEY SKILLS from the South African Curriculum

DEVELOPS KEY SKILLS from the South African Curriculum

Workbook

Page 8 - 9: Ants

CAPS

NOTES AND TIPS for parents

GRADED ACTIVITIES in three levels

Skills

FUN AND ENGAGING to keep kids motivated

SUCH FUN to keep kids motivated

Grade 2

Level 6 • Book 4

STEP-BY-STEP instructions and answers

A book of bugs

Grades 1–3

Comprehensions

ART SM

S DINO

ISBN 9781770257283

ISBN 9781775784883

ISBN 9780636190375

Page 10 - 11: The Tallest Animal in the World

Page 13: My Time

Page 16: Animal Babies

CAPS DEVELOPS KEY SKILLS from the South African Curriculum

Skills

GRADED ACTIVITIES in three levels STEP-BY-STEP instructions and answers FUN AND ENGAGING to keep kids motivated

Grades 1–3

Time

lock 2 o’c My ty Par

ISBN 9780636199668

ISBN 9781775783282

Page 17: Strange BFFs

Page 18 - 19: Keyboard Fun

ISBN 9780636199569

Page 22: Spelling Fun

CAPS

CAPS DEVELOPS KEY SKILLS from the South African Curriculum

DEVELOPS KEY SKILLS from the South African Curriculum

Skills

GRADED ACTIVITIES in three levels STEP-BY-STEP instructions and answers

EXPLANATIONS and rules for grammar and spelling

Skills

LOTS OF PRACTICE questions and answers

FUN AND ENGAGING to keep kids motivated

Handwriting

Grades 1–3

ENGAGING story and activities

Grammar and spelling

Grade 4

English Home Language

3+2=5 Includes basic keyboard skills

ISBN 9780636208490

ISBN 9781770259539

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