Term 3: Freaky or fantastic?

Dear teachers and parents
The third term is often one of the busiest times of the year, but it’s also an opportunity to really build momentum and make meaningful progress with your learners.
We’ve put this newsletter together to support your work and lighten your load a little.
In this newsletter, we explore:
🎒 Now available for download – A free Afrikaans magazine for your media centre
🎒 Meet Juffrou Anri!
🎒 More adventures with Tippie the elephant
🎒 New books you may have missed in the second term
🎒 Get smart online and explore literature in a digital age
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The Huddle – a free, online magazine
Looking for some free reading fun? The new issue of The Huddle is now available!
In this edition, you can look forward to the following articles:
✍️ Learn more about the author, Charles Siboto
🐘 Tippie gives you wings! But how?
💙 Bollie, the cheerful blue bunny, is back!
✨ Kwaailappies: A story about the origins of Afrikaans
Read it here


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Tippie - the reading series on everyone's lips
With Tippie, learners can discover the joy of reading, build real confidence, and take the first steps toward becoming skilled, independent readers. Because every child deserves the chance to succeed.
Click here to more about everything Tippie!
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New books you might have missed
We kicked off the year with a stack of exciting new stories! there’s something for every reader! If you missed out, now’s the perfect time to jump into our latest titles.
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How to NOT mess up online
Navigating the online world with children is not easy (and sometimes quite scary!).
On International Literacy Day, we’re talking to The Digital Law Company’s Emma Sadleir and Rorke Wilson about online safety.
Our very own top children’s book authors, Louis Pretorius, Bianca Flanders, Fanie Viljoen, and Ros Toerien, also share how literacy is developing in the digital age and how it influences their work.