Junior School
Prep News
It has been a very busy and exciting couple of weeks for the Preps. We had our very special Buddy Bear assembly. The Grade 5 students presented their Prep buddy with a special friendship bear. The Buddy Bear represents the values of the Better Buddies Alannah & Madeline Program; caring for others, friendliness, respect, valuing difference, including others and responsibility. Check out the very happy Preps with their new buddy bear!
Life Education
We also had the Life Education visit us and the Preps were introduced to Harold the Giraffe who taught us all about how to keep our bodies healthy and happy. The Prep students loved Harold and they all got to have a special hug with him at the end of the session.
Term 2 Key Learning Areas
Writing:
- Handwriting (pencil grip and fine motor skills)
- Jolly Phonics
- Recount writing
-Narrative writing
- Finger spelling
Reading and Viewing
CAFE Reading Strategies
Jabber the Reteller
I can retell the text
I can talk about characters and setting
I can retell the beginning, middle and end
Visualising Raccoon
I can make pictures in my mind to visualise what is happening in the text
Spinner the Spider
I can make connections to what I already know
I can make text to self, text to text and text to world connections
Stretchy Snake
I can stretch the word out sound by sound
I can then put the sounds together and read the word
Predicting Panda
I can make predictions based on information from the text
I can revise the predictions I’ve made about the text
Rhyming Cat
I can expand my vocabulary with rhyming words eg. bat, cat, mat, sat
Speaking and Listening
- Weekly oral presentations focused around our Inquiry Investigations, 'Healthy Bodies' and 'What is Weather?'
Mathematics
- Subitising and number sense
- Measurement
Length, mass and capacity
- Data Representation and Interpretation
Using tally marks, tables and graphs
Wellbeing and Social Skill
- Mindfulness (self-regulating our emotions and behaviour)
- Resilience
- Working as a team
-Independence and self-help skills
- Growth Mindset