Foundation

Home Inquiry 

Rest and Play

It has been an exciting yet big start to the year. Your children have been working extremely hard all day at school building friendships, learning about our school community and everyday routine. 

Jolly Sounds

Check out our YouTube channel. Every week a new set of sounds will be put up to share with your children at home or even show you how we teach them the sound and action. In their purple pouch is the sound and action sheet to practice. You can get them to write it any way you like for example with a water sprayer, playdough, shaving cream, write it in flour. Just as long as they are starting from the correct position and forming the sound correctly. Handwriting hero app is great to use to ensure formation is correct.

Heart Words

Students were sent home the first sheet of heart (snap) words on Friday. Please check their purple pouch and check our YouTube channel to show you how to practice the first set of eart words. 

YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnfvRwv4dyqmDKu0nLh2Vw 

Fine Motor

Having finger and hand strength is really important and so any further practice at home would be amazing. This can include playdough, Lego, pegging clothes on the washing line, sewing or threading just to name a few. We do a lot of cutting in class and further practice of this will help build up the confidence at school too. This includes cutting straight or curvy lines while also moving the page around so they don’t cut their fingers.

Week 8 learning program:  Readers Workshop – Readers read the world around them  Word Study – sounds: l, f, b Heart words: good, said, he Bookmaking – Author Study: How to draw like Aaron Blabey  

Inquiry into Maths  

Number 1-10, Shapes, Pattern 

How We Express Ourselves  Central idea:  Through play and the arts, we express our feelings, ideas and new understandings.   

Line of inquiry 1: Play using the arts 

Line of inquiry 2: Communicating through play 

Line of inquiry 3: Play provides opportunity to discover, create, investigate and explore 

Key concepts: perspective and form 

Learner profile: Communicators, thinkers and risk takers 

Christian Studies: Christian Beliefs 

Key Idea: The person and work of Jesus the Christ is central to Christianity 

Children identify stories about Jesus and discuss what Jesus said and did  

Kimochis at home: We have 2 very special Kimochis that are going to come for a visit on the weekend. Brave bug and Curious Cat. Students have designated weekends where they will bring home a small bug or cat and a book with instructions of what they will need to do. They will take the Kimochi home on a Friday and bring them back on the Monday. Please make sure they are taken care of and don’t get drawn on or eaten by any family pets.  If you do not have a printer at home we are happy to print for you. Thank you! 

Sport Day: Friday 22nd March is GGLPS sports day. More information will be sent out shortly. We encourage parents to attend if possible as it is another new event for our Foundations and sometimes it can be overwhelming due to big crowds and loud noises, your support is valued. Sports Day events will finish at around 11:45 and you are welcome to collect your child from the classroom at 12pm for an early finish. We truly encourage an early pick up as it is a physically demanding day and we know how tired the children can get.  

Take Home Bags: Just a reminder that your child’s take-home bag is to be checked each evening. Please empty any craft out of here and any notes sent home from school will be placed in here. Please also remind your children to hand signed notes to us in the mornings. Please make sure they have their purple pouch in their take home folder each day. See below. 

Hats: We have a lot of children missing their school hats. Please make sure your child has a hat each day and it is clearly labelled in case it ends up lost or in the wrong bag. In Term 1 and 4, no hot means no play! 

Harmony Day: Harmony Day is coming up on Monday 25 March. We are excited about this special day where we can celebrate and share the range of different cultures that make up our school community. The children love coming in their traditional cultural costumes on the day. We will hold a special assembly on the day, and will send home details about times and all of the activities for the day home to families shortly. Please note that this means that Foundation sharing at Assembly will now happen on Monday 8 April (in Week 11), rather than on Monday 25 March. We apologise for the change and hope that it does not inconvenience any families.  

Family photo: If you have not provided a family photo, please send us one ASAP. 

Keep smiling,   

Emma and Amy 

Emma Wachtel: wachtel.emma@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Amy Hughes: hughes.amy@goldengrove.sa.edu.au