Foundation News
We are coming to the last week of school and we are so excited to see how far our students have come, we are so incredibly proud of them.
Special Events
This term, we have been so lucky to be able to participate in exciting events! The Foundation classes especially LOVED their very first excursion to a farm!
Students were able to feed ducks, ride ponies, milk a cow, and cuddle with baby animals in the petting zoo. They had an absolute blast!
English
In English, we have begun to learn the ‘complex code’. Students have learnt the sounds /oo/, /ar/, /or/, /oy/, /er/, and /ou/. They are beginning to read and write words including these sounds and we are so proud. Students have also been practising retelling stories, ensuring they include a character, setting, problem, and ending, Ove this term, we have continued to practise and improve our fine motor skills through handwriting and crafts.
Literature and Core Knowledge
Over the past couple of weeks, we have continued to learn about our world. The students have loved exploring the different continents and creating displays and crafts related to different cultures and counties.
This week, we have begun a new Literature unit, and we are reading the texts ‘The Very Cranky Bear’ and ‘The Very Sleepy Bear’. Our classes have really enjoyed learning about alliteration in the text and have begun to create their own sentences employing this new skill. Students have also had an opportunity to compare the two texts using Venn Diagrams and make crafts related to the story
Maths
In Maths, our students have done an incredible job this year exploring numbers and developing their critical and creative thinking. Therefore, we have begun exploring the Year One standard of addition and subtraction and students are developing their number sense through number lines, number bonds, games, and part-part-whole mathematical models.
End of Year Preparations
Coming to the final week of the year please ensure you have completed the following:
- Send all library books back to school
- Send all home readers back to school
- Continue reading with your child on the online reading platforms (login details are in your child’s diary)
- Send your child’s reader satchel to school for teachers to collect - they will keep these safe over the holidays and send them to your child’s 2025 classroom ready for next year
- Ensure all permissions have been accepted on Compass - if you do not have access through the app, please see the office (this ensures your child does not miss out on anything)
- In preparation for next year, please label all new school uniform with your child’s name and grade, additionally please update your child’s grade on old items when new classes are released
Final Message
We cannot thank all the family, friends, carers, and supporters of Wimba Primary School students enough. Your consistent support and contribution to student learning has been integral to their growth and development. The Foundation students of 2025 have come so incredibly far in their learning and we look forward to seeing what they will achieve in Grade One in 2025.
Thank you so much for a fantastic and successful year!
Have an incredible holiday season and stay safe, we cannot wait to see you next year.
The Foundation Team 😊