Curriculum News

English

Reading and Viewing

In Foundation, our main focus to begin with is Phonological Knowledge and we use the Jolly Phonics program to teach letter-sound relationships in Term 1. We also follow SMART Foundation which is a spelling based program which is linked with our Jolly Phonics Program. 

Literacy Groups begin in week 6 of Term 1. During this time the students will participate in activities including letter identification,  letter/sound knowledge and  oral language activities. Due to the nature of these activities parent helpers are necessary for Foundation R to run successfully. 

A parent helper roster will be on the classroom window from Week 4, for parents to write down their availability.

The students will also be given sight words that they will need to learn at home and at school.  More information regarding this will be sent home closer to the commencement of this program.

Writing

There is a writing lesson each day and students are encouraged to write using what they learn each day from Jolly Phonics and life experiences. They will also be learning how to correctly form each letter individually. 

Speaking and Listening

Oral Language underpins many parts of Literacy and the students will complete activities that focus on listening and speaking during Literacy activities.  From week 5, students will also share in Language Experience. A roster of topics covered and how you can help your  child prepare for this will be shared on SkoolBag at a closer date.

Maths

Statistics (Data)

We will start the year by learning about collecting data, using questions that will help us get to know our classmates. 

Measurement (Time)

We will then work with students in learning the days of the week and specific events that occur on these days. 

Number and Algebra

In this topic we will be exploring counting forwards and backwards and exploring the value of numbers initially up to 10, including numbers before and after.

Measurement (Location)

Students will be learning to use location specific words to describe an object's position.

Inquiry/RE

Our BIG Concept is Identity.

Our first term Religion unit is ‘Church Community’.

This unit explains ways a church and school community are part of the family of God.

We also interpret experiences of family and friendship in relation to God’s family and reflect on how they live as part of a family, school and the family of God.

Our inquiry unit is ‘What Makes Me, Me?” and some of the key questions we will focus on are:

• What are my strengths? 
• What groups do I belong to?
• Who is in my family?
• What community do I belong to?
• What is in my school community?
• Who are the community helpers?