Literacy

In Literacy,

students will be learning about the text structure and features of fiction books e.g. characters, settings, problems, solutions and a beginning, middle and end
students will continue to practice their reading strategies with a particular focus on stretching out the sounds they hear in words (sounding out) and chunking sounds to read tricky words
students will continue to learn about digraphs (two letters that make one sound) and be able to identify sounds such as; ‘ck’, ‘ng’, ‘qu’, ‘ff’, ‘ll’, ‘ss’, ‘zz’ when they are reading
students will move on to learning and consolidating their ability to read and write Oxford Words 1-20 during writing sessions
students will also learn about the structure of writing a fictional story in writing, which will be supported by reading fiction books in reading lessons
student will continue to practice the writing conventions, such as using punctuation, finger spaces, re-reading their writing, editing and increasing their writing stamina.

Numeracy

In Numeracy,

students will be using Rekenreks (counting frames) to consolidate their understanding of subutizing (recognising numbers) and number bonds to 20
they will also learn about subtraction by breaking numbers into parts (part-part-whole) and using doubles and near doubles
they will continue to work on their number fluency by playing games, singing counting songs and taking part in daily counting activities
they will practice sharing objects into equal group.

Inquiry

In Inquiry, students will continue to engage in our unit ‘The Wonderful World of Toys’. Students will:

SEL

In Social and Emotional Learning,

students will learn about being mindful and how to express gratitude
they will discuss their likes and dislikes and how they can do anything they like to do, regardless of whether they’re a boy or girl.

Important Dates

Curriculum Day - Monday the 4th of November

Melbourne Cup - Tuesday the 5th of November

Whole School Swimming Program - Monday the 18th to Friday the 22th of November

Inquiry Incursion- Thursday the 7th of November

Prep Zoo Excursion - Tuesday the 3rd of December

Term 4 Reminders

School starts at 8:50am and ends at 3:10pm
School hats must be worn in Term 4 – our school has a no hat, no play policy
Oxford words will be sent home in the red folders for reading and spelling practise
Please bring a water bottle clearly labelled with your child's name.

Kind regards Prep Team

Diana Polazzon, Chiara Mackay, Kathrine Richardson

Performing Arts