The Manor Gardens Family
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 17:56 — Charlene May
Manor Gardens Primary School is a small, friendly co-ed school from Grade 1 to Grade 7. Class sizes range between 20 and 30 learners. We embrace all races, religions and cultures in an atmosphere of respect, tolerance and understanding. Our teaching methods reinforce the belief that each child is a unique individual, who has a variety of strengths and weaknesses, and who must be allowed to develop at their own pace.
MGPS Kids' Lit Quiz World Champs!
Wed, 07/27/2011 - 00:00 — Johan.van_der_Molen
After a long and thrilling final, four of our heroes came out tops during the Kids' Lit Quiz World Final hosted in Hamilton, New Zealand. The Manor Gardens team represented South Africa in the competition. Alexandra Breckenridge, Matthew Robbins, Emily Spencer and Sarah Herrington competed against teams from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada. To secure their place in the World final, the Manor Gardens team competed in regional and national competitions to beat 150 South African schools and be crowned national champions.
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GRADE R and GRADE ONE OPEN DAY
Mon, 01/23/2012 - 22:02 — Johan.van_der_MolenWe invite all prospective 2013 parents and children to attend a special assembly and a guided tour of the school. For further information, contact Mrs Daniels on 031-261 1401 or email ydaniels@mgps.org.za. Refreshments will be served in the garden afterwards.
Date: Friday 24 February
Time: 07h30 – 10h30
Horizon Maths
Mon, 09/01/2008 - 15:33 — Isobel Sobey
Manor Gardens Primary has been awarded top school in the Horizon Maths challenge for the fifth time. This interschool mathematics challenge, run by Star College, has been running for seven years. Manor Gardens’ pupils have once again excelled in the Horizon Mathematics Competition. More than 4000 children from forty state schools participated in the first round of the competition. The second round was written by approximately 1000 pupils at Star College. Manor Gardens Primary was awarded 14 places in the final top 50 and received 5 of the top 10 places.
Music
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 10:10 — Charlene May
We have a vibrant music programme at Manor Gardens which runs both within class music and in our extra-mural programme.
Class Music - Our children look at many genres of music, learn a wide variety of songs, study basic music theory, play xylophones, drums and other percussion instruments, compose music based on various themes, listen to music and respond with art, movement or by answering questions. On the completion of a theme, classes sometimes perform in an assembly or in our quarterly music evenings. From Grade 4-7, music books are kept to record the various concepts, composers and genres studied.
Extra-Mural Music - This exciting programme takes place either for 30 minutes before school, or during breaks.
A Unique Approach to the Teaching of Reading
Mon, 08/25/2008 - 13:59 — Anneline Andrew
Manor Gardens uses the Psycholinguistic and Language Experience Approach to teaching Literacy. This method has been used successfully for the past 20 years. It encourages reading for meaning and incorporating the child's own experiences when learning. This is integrated with Outcomes Based Education which encourages a focus on both the process of learning and the results.
Our School
Wed, 05/05/2010 - 13:19 — Leigh.Gulston
These are pictures taken at various occasions around our school.