Cannons Creek Independent School celebrated a belated Mandela Day during the first week of Term 3, owing to Mandela Day falling within the holidays. “The 67 minutes we spend serving others are a reminder of the 67 years of his life that he fought for justice and tried to make South Africa a better place for all people. We can all make a difference, regardless of our age,” said Mrs Tracy Wahl (Principal). The Cannons pupils engaged in a variety of deeds, showing their involvement and gratitude within the extended community.

• Grade RR-3 pupils made sandwiches as a way to give back to the community, which were dispersed through the Callas Foundation and Village Tods Educare Centre.
• The Grade 4s decorated biscuits with icing sugar and jelly tots, which were later delivered to the Village Tods Educare Centre. They then truly embodied their motto, “Caring for our community” by hosting a delightful playdate morning with the children from the Mary Kihn School for the Hearing Impaired. “This special occasion also provided a wonderful opportunity for our students to explore their IBL theme, ‘How do we connect and explore in our amazing world’,” said Mrs Lisa Gopal (Grade 4 Teacher).
• The Grade 5s wrote special, inspiring messages on rocks and placed them strategically in Poplar Park, around trees and benches, for the people who live and work in the area to find. They also planted African daisy seeds, which are indigenous to the Western Cape. “We hope to see them blooming when Spring arrives! We also picked up litter in the park and along the canal as we walked back to school,” said Mrs Kim Storey (Grade 5 Teacher).
• The Grade 6s created over 75 soup jars to donate to the Callas Foundation and Ladles of Love NPO. The Callas Foundation is a local organisation that supports women, children, and men through services such as community outreach, psychosocial support, and access to justice. One of their key initiatives is a community kitchen programme, which benefits directly from generous contributions like these soup jars and sandwiches. Pupils collected and brought in empty glass jars, which they carefully filled with layers of wholesome ingredients like lentils, beans, legumes, stock cubes, and pasta – creating colourful, nutritious meal packs ready to be shared with families in need. “We are proud of our Grade 6s for embracing the spirit of giving and making a meaningful difference in their community. Their efforts reflect the values of compassion, service, and active citizenship that Mandela Day celebrates,” said Mrs Geraldine Coetzee (Grade 6 Teacher).
• The Outreach team set out to brighten the day of the little ones at Village Tods Educare Centre when they hand-delivered sandwiches, fruit, and beautifully-decorated cookies on Friday afternoon. “It was a lovely opportunity for our pupils to actually see the instituion that we so often partner with for outreach initiatives,” said Ms Megan Hector (Head of Outreach).

Michaela Goldstein (Grade 6) and Amy Holfinger (Grade 5), members of the school’s Outreach team, hand out sandwiches to pupils at Village Tods Educare Centre.

Scarlett Kooyman (Grade 5 and member of the Outreach team) interacts with pupils at the Village Tods Educare Centre.

Outreach members Kaboentle Mathe (Grade 5) and Katie Roets (Grade 4), hand out the ahnd-decorated biscuits to pupils at Village Tods Educare Centre.

Members of the Cannons Creek Primary School Outreach team stand with Ms Megan Hector (Left, Head of Outreach), and Mrs Erica Jacobs (Right, Principal of Village Tods Educare).

Grade 4 pupils in one of the groups enjoy a fun activity with pupils from the Mary Kihn School for the Hearing Impaired.

Catherina Tuntuwa (Grade 4) enjoys a fun activity with a pupil from Mary Kihn School for the Hearing Impaired.

Grade 6 pupils Michael Cullis, Gemma Kalu and Ubayd Latief stand proudly with the Soup Jars they assembled

Grade 6 pupils gather together to show off their colourful soup jars which were to be donated to the Callas Foundation, and Ladles of Love

Shura Naidoo (Grade 6) busy preparing the layers of her soup jar – lentils, beans, legumes, stock cubes and pasta.

Grade 6 pupils pose with some of the jars of soup they assembled – Shura Naidoo, Zakiya Rooknodien, Zivai Hove and Thayer Ramlal.

Grade RR pupils Milani Makhalima and Elmarie IJzerman enjoy spreading the “red” and “yellow” jams.

Grade RR boys Gabriel Samuels, Zak Bester, Yahya Ebrahim and Jason Mpofu enjoyed making sandwiches

Cannons Creek Independent School celebrated a belated Mandela Day during the first week of Term 3, owing to Mandela Day falling within the holidays. “The 67 minutes we spend serving others are a reminder of the 67 years of his life that he fought for justice and tried to make South Africa a better place for all people. We can all make a difference, regardless of our age,” said Mrs Tracy Wahl (Principal). The Cannons pupils engaged in a variety of deeds, showing their involvement and gratitude within the extended community.

• Grade RR-3 pupils made sandwiches as a way to give back to the community, which were dispersed through the Callas Foundation and Village Tods Educare Centre.
• The Grade 4s decorated biscuits with icing sugar and jelly tots, which were later delivered to the Village Tods Educare Centre. They then truly embodied their motto, “Caring for our community” by hosting a delightful playdate morning with the children from the Mary Kihn School for the Hearing Impaired. “This special occasion also provided a wonderful opportunity for our students to explore their IBL theme, ‘How do we connect and explore in our amazing world’,” said Mrs Lisa Gopal (Grade 4 Teacher).
• The Grade 5s wrote special, inspiring messages on rocks and placed them strategically in Poplar Park, around trees and benches, for the people who live and work in the area to find. They also planted African daisy seeds, which are indigenous to the Western Cape. “We hope to see them blooming when Spring arrives! We also picked up litter in the park and along the canal as we walked back to school,” said Mrs Kim Storey (Grade 5 Teacher).
• The Grade 6s created over 75 soup jars to donate to the Callas Foundation and Ladles of Love NPO. The Callas Foundation is a local organisation that supports women, children, and men through services such as community outreach, psychosocial support, and access to justice. One of their key initiatives is a community kitchen programme, which benefits directly from generous contributions like these soup jars and sandwiches. Pupils collected and brought in empty glass jars, which they carefully filled with layers of wholesome ingredients like lentils, beans, legumes, stock cubes, and pasta – creating colourful, nutritious meal packs ready to be shared with families in need. “We are proud of our Grade 6s for embracing the spirit of giving and making a meaningful difference in their community. Their efforts reflect the values of compassion, service, and active citizenship that Mandela Day celebrates,” said Mrs Geraldine Coetzee (Grade 6 Teacher).
• The Outreach team set out to brighten the day of the little ones at Village Tods Educare Centre when they hand-delivered sandwiches, fruit, and beautifully-decorated cookies on Friday afternoon. “It was a lovely opportunity for our pupils to actually see the instituion that we so often partner with for outreach initiatives,” said Ms Megan Hector (Head of Outreach).

Representatives from the Callas Foundation Ms Miriam Arendse and Ms Zoë Davids stand with representatives from each grade who donated soup jars and sandwiches to this worthy cause. The Callas Foundation is a local organisation that supports women, children, and men through services such as community outreach, psychosocial support, and access to justice. One of their key initiatives is a community kitchen programme, which benefits directly from generous contributions like these soup jars and sandwiches. Seen here are Rae Dorasamy (Grade 6), Rae Rockhill (Grade 3), Manuel Marjawar (Grade 6), James September (Grade 3), Grace van Wyk (Grade 2), Ebrahiem Joseph (Grade 1), and Rebecca Marjawar (Grade 2).

Grade 2 pupils Christopher Webb, Aaryan Naidoo, Rebecca Marjawar and Kai Singh spreading love and kindness for Mandela Day, one sandwich at a time!

Grade 2 pupils Chloe van Haght, Eva-Linda Ramlal and Aliyah Aghdasi – little hands making a big difference for Mandela Day

Grade 1 pupils Nathan Challis and Isla Friend busy creating jam and peanut butter masterpieces for Mandela Day.

Grade 1s Zaeem Raciet, Flynn Westley and Hailey Valayatham having great fun making sandwiches and remembering Nelson Mandela’s legacy of helping others

Grade R girls Ruth Gieser, Ms Chrystel-Lee Jacobs (Teaching Assistant), Sarah Sterne, Emma De Jongh, Hannah Webb and Emilie Maillet-Contoz – teamwork makes the dreamwork for Mandela Day!

Grade 2 pupils Daniel Gopal and Sloane Walton inspired by Nelson Mandela, putting love into every sandwich to help others.

Grade 2s Julian Plastow, Matthew Stoffels, Benjamin Brett and Isaac Sono making delicious sandwiches and learning about the importance of giving back for Mandela Day.

Grade R boys Harrison Baird, Sibabalo Ngadlela-Jan, Levi Leuner and Ms Chrystel-Lee Jacobs (Teaching Assistant) commenting about which colour jam spreads better

Lea Dorasamy (Grade 3) showing us that they’re not just sandwiches, they’re acts of kindness for Mandela Day.

Abigail Spencer (Grade 3) showing us the key ingreadients for a good sandwich – butter and jam/peanut butter to the edges, and made with love.

Grade 4 pupils Wyatt Hector and Emma Hofmeyr ice biscuits during an activity in their group with a pupil from the Mary Kihn School for the Hearing Impaired.

• Grade RR-3 pupils made sandwiches as a way to give back to the community, which were dispersed through the Callas Foundation and Village Tods Educare Centre.
• The Grade 4s decorated biscuits with icing sugar and jelly tots, which were later delivered to the Village Tods Educare Centre. They then truly embodied their motto, “Caring for our community” by hosting a delightful playdate morning with the children from the Mary Kihn School for the Hearing Impaired. “This special occasion also provided a wonderful opportunity for our students to explore their IBL theme, ‘How do we connect and explore in our amazing world’,” said Mrs Lisa Gopal (Grade 4 Teacher).
• The Grade 5s wrote special, inspiring messages on rocks and placed them strategically in Poplar Park, around trees and benches, for the people who live and work in the area to find. They also planted African daisy seeds, which are indigenous to the Western Cape. “We hope to see them blooming when Spring arrives! We also picked up litter in the park and along the canal as we walked back to school,” said Mrs Kim Storey (Grade 5 Teacher).
• The Grade 6s created over 75 soup jars to donate to the Callas Foundation and Ladles of Love NPO. The Callas Foundation is a local organisation that supports women, children, and men through services such as community outreach, psychosocial support, and access to justice. One of their key initiatives is a community kitchen programme, which benefits directly from generous contributions like these soup jars and sandwiches. Pupils collected and brought in empty glass jars, which they carefully filled with layers of wholesome ingredients like lentils, beans, legumes, stock cubes, and pasta – creating colourful, nutritious meal packs ready to be shared with families in need. “We are proud of our Grade 6s for embracing the spirit of giving and making a meaningful difference in their community. Their efforts reflect the values of compassion, service, and active citizenship that Mandela Day celebrates,” said Mrs Geraldine Coetzee (Grade 6 Teacher).
• The Outreach team set out to brighten the day of the little ones at Village Tods Educare Centre when they hand-delivered sandwiches, fruit, and beautifully-decorated cookies on Friday afternoon. “It was a lovely opportunity for our pupils to actually see the instituion that we so often partner with for outreach initiatives,” said Ms Megan Hector (Head of Outreach).

Grade 5 pupils Alexander Rich and Gabriel Pienaar spreading the love with their painted rocks which read “Always be kind” and “Take a deep breath”.

Grade 5 pupils debating the best locations to place their painted stones and where to sow their seeds

Grade 5 pupils Jade Brown and Eli Naidoo sowing their African daisy seeds into Poplar Park’s grounds, anticipating their beauty.

Sakina Omar (Grade 5) showing off her beautifully decorated stone which reads “When you’re about to give up, remember why you started.”

Grade 5 pupils showing some of the painted stones which are hidden amongst Poplar Park for visitors to find.

Grade 5 pupil Charlie Duncan deciding carefully where best to sow her seeds.