Prep Curriculum Newsletter

Term Four Adventures with Our Prep Students 

As we welcome a sunny and busy Term Four, we're thrilled to share with you the exciting learning journey that awaits our Prep students. 

Reading

In Term Four, our Prep students will step into the captivating world of literature through our Authors Study program. We will introduce them to four different authors, each with their own unique storytelling style. Through the Authors Study, students will explore different writing styles and become familiar with various genres. They will also discover how authors use words to create engaging stories. We will encourage students to critique the books they read, sharing their thoughts and feelings about characters and storylines.  Building on their Authors Study experience, students will make connections between the stories they read and their own lives or other texts. This enhances comprehension and makes reading more meaningful.

Writing

In writing, our Prep students will explore entertainment through rhyme, songs and poems. They will craft their own creative pieces while focusing on the correct use of basic punctuation. This will include the correct use of Capital Letters, understanding their significance in writing. They will grasp how full stops signal the beginning and end of sentences, ensuring clear and structured writing.

Maths

Term Four will see our young mathematicians learning about:

Capacity: Students will explore the concept of capacity, understanding how different containers can hold varying amounts of liquid.

Number: Sharing: They will learn how to represent practical situations to model sharing using a range of strategies for sharing small groups of numbers, such as visual displays or concrete materials

Money: Our students will represent simple, everyday financial situations involving money, using toy money to pay for goods in play situations

Place Value: Building on previous knowledge, students will consolidate their understanding of numbers up to 20 through engaging bundling activities.

Inquiry

Our Inquiry topic for Term Four is "On the Move!" This Physical Science exploration revolves around the key concept that the way objects move depends on various factors, including size and shape. Our students will engage in hands-on experiments and exciting discoveries in the world of physics and chemistry.

Wellbeing

We want all our students feeling positive and ready for their transition to Grade 1. We’ll talk about feelings, how to handle stress and what makes each of us special. 

Excursions: Visit to the Werribee Zoo

We're excited to plan a memorable excursion to the Werribee Zoo! This adventure will provide our students with an opportunity to see animals and nature up close and learn about them.

A Final Note 

As we embark on this exciting term, we encourage you to join us in fostering a love for learning exploration at home. Your support and engagement are invaluable, please help us by continuing to read with your child at home every night and continuing to talk about what they’re learning. 

Thank you for being part of our school family. Let’s make Term Four full of growth and fun for out Prep Students!

Visual Arts

This term in Visual Arts, Prep students will investigate paper construction as cylinders and other 3D shapes. They will learn to fold, roll, and attach shapes to paper. Students will also explore small box constructions, using their imagination to create an object, animal or person. They will focus on the elements of shape, colour, and texture.

Students will have a go at printmaking, using foam shapes to stamp a design.

They will learn how to weave thread in and out of cardboard lacing shapes.

They will further develop their creative skills as build their confidence to try new experiences. 

Performing Arts

This term Preps will be using dramatic skills and team work to explore concepts of inclusion and ‘big emotions’. Through various role-plays and social stories, Prep students will explore how they can be inclusive of their peers and how to be a good friend. Students will work to develop their facial expression, body language and use of tone when exploring a range of emotions and how this physically present in others. Towards the end of the term students will begin rehearsal for our Kismet Christmas Carols picnic which will showcase performances from all year levels. 

Japanese 

This term in Japanese the Prep students are learning farm animals and colours and how to use them in sentences. They will be making their own mini books with sentences and pictures to match the sentences e.g. The pig is pink. The students will develop their reading and writing of Japanese through activities such as tracing and copying focus vocabulary, matching activities and games. Their speaking and listening will also continue to develop through choral readings of their mini books. Preps will learn about the cultural event, Health and Sports Day held in Japan.

PE

This term, Preps will be introduced to a variety of minor games. They will be encouraged to play in a team and use their ball skills, particularly throwing, catching and hitting. 

Students will be taught the rules of games and be made aware that they need to listen to an umpire when playing a game.