Foundation 

It has been wonderful to see the Foundation students settling into school life! They are developing greater confidence with class routines and have begun to make some positive friendships.  

This week in Literacy we are continuing our focus on the alphabet and letter sounds including our Letterland characters ‘Annie Apple’ and ‘Dippy Duck’. We have been enjoying reading new books and practising how to hold them correctly, where to start reading and having a go at reading the words, pictures or retelling the story.  

The Take Home Reading Program has begun and students have taken home their first books, which is so exciting! Please remember to fill in the yellow take home book as well as returning the reader each day to change the book. Thank you to those who have offered to assist with this program. It is very much appreciated!  

We have also sent home a laminated handwriting sheet and a whiteboard marker (to be kept at home) to enable some further practise of the alphabet. Many students have begun to utilise the various online learning platforms at home as well. The passwords can be found in the Reader Folder.  

In Numeracy we continue to learn about the numbers to 20 and how we can represent them. We have learnt about the days of the week, graphing and continue to build mathematical understandings through our play-based learning. 

The Foundation Team 

Miss Bell, Miss Bonte, Mrs Keramidas and Ms Wilson