New school year, new possibilities

The new school year officially started yesterday (Wednesday) and parents are feeling the blow to their pockets, but also at home. For some the school uniforms, stationery and other expenses can be daunting, while others will have to deal with ways of giving their children the best possible academic start to the year.
Several businesses in Polokwane have made it their mission to help ease the burden on parents and learners by offering special prices and services.
Fruit and Veg City Food Lover’s Market Thornhill
Most parents know that fruit and vegetables are good for their children’s health, but the nutritional advantages of these foods also reaches to learners’ academic and sports performance.
The experts at Fruit and Veg City Food Lover’s Market in Thornhill have made the most of the fact that locally grown fruit are in season. They offer special prices on fruit like apricots, nactarines, peaches, plums, mangoes and grapes.
To bring a little balance to lunch boxes, they also have biltong and cold cuts available at amazing prices. Clients can buy top quality lean mince for those easy to eat meatballs as well as cheese grillers for a quick lunch at incredibly low prices.
Fruit and Veg City Food Lover’s Market in Thornhill also have deliciously marinated butterfly chicken and all the freshest salad ingredients for a dinner that is as scrumptious as it is nutritious.
Visit them at the Thornhill Shopping Centre and find out how to keep you children’s diet healthy without breaking the bank.
Enabling ICT Solutions Polokwane
Digital learning enables learners to grasp concepts more quickly and fully, to connect theory and application, and to engage in learning more readily as it is interactive and more fun. This is why more and more schools and tertiary institutions make use of this technology to compliment their learning plans. Enabling ICT Solutions Polokwane offers back to school specials on a number of IT products, making it easier for parents to afford the technology their children need to thrive in school, university or college.
With special offers like a Dell Venue 7 seven inch 16GB Tablet with WiFi and 3G for only R2 000 and a HP Deskjet Ink Advantage All-in-One Printer for a mere R1 090 and many more, the future is bright for learners and students.
At Enabling ICT Solutions Polokwane, clients can also expect expert advice and friendly service from their highly qualified customer service team.
Visit them at 104A Market Street or contact them at 0861 000 419 to find out how Enabling ICT Solutions Polokwane can help you connect to the world.
Lucky Beanz Daycare and Aftercare
A good foundation in the early years makes a difference through adulthood and even gives the next generation a better start. Educated and healthy people participate in, and contribute to, the financial and social wealth of their societies and it starts with pre-schools, crèches and play groups, according to United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). Lucky Beanz Daycare and Aftercare is a licensed English medium pre-school and Grade R school. They provide top class day care for children from four months to six years old and after school care for primary school learners. All teachers are fully qualified.
At Lucky Beanz, children enjoy all the benefits of the approved National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) learning plans in small classes that offer individual attention to each child’s needs.
This pre-school also offers themed outings and all meals are included in their fees. Lucky Beanz are situated at 72 Jorissen Street and can be contacted on 015 295 7635 for more information about fees and opportunities.
Asnath Mojapelo Educational Psychologist
The Education White Paper number 6 asserts that “all learners can learn but they require support”. This means that learners require supplementary educational, social, emotional development programmes in order to maximise their potential.
There are many reasons such as death in the family, bullying, school readiness, violence and other trauma, as well as divorce and abuse that can influence a child’s academic performance. A full psycho-educational assessment by a qualified Educational Psychologist is required in order to establish factors affecting performance.
Local Educational Psychologist, Asnath Mojapelo, offers this service as well as many others such as a Beyond Matric Programme to help bridge the gap between high school and tertiary institutions, leadership training and team building sessions and crisis management and support. Visit this practice at 42A Grobler Street, contact them on 071 100 8396 or 082 801 6316, or send an email to nattymoj@gmail.com.
Master Maths Polokwane
Mathematics is one of the school subjects that many learners, and their parents, find daunting. Master Maths is a progressive method of teaching Mathematics.
This unique method of integrating personal contact from tutors with interactive computer lessons sets the programme apart from others. Master Maths lessons are authored by highly competent Maths teachers who interpret the South African curriculum and convert it to a user friendly and easy to understand format. Lesson content is regularly updated according to changes in the curriculum and CAPS document.
Starting Maths tuition earlier in the year helps address learners’ problem areas before the stress of the year and new work sets in. By dealing with problems stemming from the previous year, learners have the opportunity to tackle the new school year’s work with confidence and capability. Master Maths Polokwane is centrally situated at 47 Hoog Street.
Contact them on 015 291 2371 or 072 197 0002 for more information or to book a place for a learner. Master Maths Polokwane can also be contacted by email at m2@absamail.co.za.
Stimulus Maksima! Polokwane
Stimulus Maksima! is a computer aided education system that addresses the learn-to-read phase, as well as reading development that integrates with Grade R to 12 curricula. All courses are automatically remedial and are supported by a comprehensive assessment system. The programme’s state of the art computer based learning material contributes remarkably to the development of literacy skills. The literacy level and reading skills of learners show incredible progress within a short period of time.
In several cases, learners who were unable to read their textbooks or examination papers, start reading and become independent learners within one quarter.
The study courses available include Beginner’s Booster for four to six year olds, Reading Rocket for Grade R to 12, and Maths Muncher a user friendly system that is based on a complete Maths curriculum.
Contact them on 015 298 8260 or 083 635 7089 to find out more about this programme.

MARKI FRANKEN
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