Prep
Prep Newsletter Term 4 Week 4
Dear Prep families,
What a busy few weeks we have had in Prep! Term 4 has kicked off with lots of exciting learning and experiences for our Prep students, which they have embraced with dedication and enthusiasm!
Our swimming program concludes this week, with the second group finishing off their swimming lessons on Friday. The prep students have demonstrated fantastic independence as they navigated the swimming experience - including walking across to the pool, participating responsibly during their lessons and getting changed with minimal support afterwards. They should all be so proud of themselves, as we are of them!
Reading:
In Reading this week, we have explored parts of speech. Students have been learning that verbs are action words, while adjectives are describing words. We have also been examining sentence end punctuation, discussing the difference between a full stop, question mark and exclamation mark. Understanding this concept assists students to read fluently and with expression, so please continue to notice and discuss punctuation when you are reading with your prep child at home.
Writing:
In Writing, students have been learning about writing procedural texts, such as the process we take when we go swimming. This learning has incorporated our learning about verbs, as precise verbs are important when writing the sequential steps to a procedure.
Preps have also been working on writing independently, building up their stamina to write independently for longer periods of time. This will support them as they move into Year 1 next year.
Maths:
Students have been exploring the concept of Measurement in Maths this term. Most recently, we have been learning about measuring length. Students have developed an understanding of measurement principles - that we must begin and end at the edges of an object, lay the object flat when possible and use uniform sized objects to measure. Students have been working on measuring the length of a variety of objects both in and out of the classroom, including each other and their teachers!
Inquiry:
Our unit of inquiry this term is exploring the needs of living things and how habitats provide the things animals and plants need to survive.
Our provocation of growing a grasshead has been a fantastic experience for students. They have grown so much that students were able to give their grassheads a haircut this week!
Students have been learning about the features of different habitats, as well as the animals and plants that live in different habitats.
Students are very excited to investigate this further in a few weeks when we visit Melbourne Zoo. On this day, students will be engaging in an educational experience. Through immersive, sensory exploration in a zoo habitat, students observe animals up close and discover how they can respect and care for animals and the places they live.
Payments for the Zoo excursion are due on 13th November via Xuno. Students are asked to wear their sports uniform on this day, and bring their lunch, snack, water bottle and hat in a small bag that they can easily carry.
Reminders:
Zoo excursion - Payments for the Melbourne Zoo excursion can be made through Xuno and are due by 13th November.
Hats - A reminder that hats need to be worn from this term.
Students are expected to bring their satchel to school EVERY DAY.
Please remember to pack a spare change of clothes for your child. Sometimes, little children can have toileting accidents and spills at school.
Warm regards,
The Prep Teaching Team.