Prep Update

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Welcome back to Term 3!

We hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break. It has been wonderful to see the children return to school with smiling faces, ready to learn. We have had a fantastic start to the term, and I am so proud of how quickly everyone has settled back into our classroom routines.

This term, our school has launched a whole-school Kindness Campaign. Throughout the term, students will be learning about what kindness means and the many different ways kindness can be shown each day.

Children will be encouraged to:

use kind words
share and take turns
include others in games
encourage their classmates
offer help when someone needs it
use safe hands and make positive choices.

This wonderful initiative aims to encourage all students to be the best versions of themselves, both inside and outside the school grounds. We are already seeing many acts of kindness in our classroom and playground, and we encourage you to continue these conversations at home by asking your child how they have shown kindness each day.

Term 3 will be a very exciting one packed full of new learning opportunities and fun events for our preps. They will celebrate 100 days of school and attend their first school excursion to Moonlight Sanctuary. Be sure to keep an eye on Compass messages to ensure you do not miss any details regarding these events.

Our Learning - Term 3 Weeks 2 & 3

In English, students will: learn to read and write phonemes Stage 4-4+ letter-sounds and identify these sounds in simple CVC words. identify and say first, middle and final sounds in different words. segment and blend CVC words and sentences. continue to spell words and write longer sentences more independently using their awareness of letter sounds. continue to punctuate sentences. continue to make sentence using adjectives, nouns and verbs. begin to explore information texts. begin to identify the different between fiction and non-fiction texts. label pictures and animal diagrams make predictions, text to self-connections and text to text-connections in different texts. infer details about a character or event using clues from pictures in a book.
In Maths, students will: complete the 100 days of school chart. explore place value of 2-digit numbers by: making and counting stacks of tens. identifying tens and ones. identifying numbers without counting them one by one (subitising).
In Inquiry, students will: investigate Australian animals and create an animal habitat explore natural environments and places that are special to them.
In SEL, students will: remember and practise our classroom and school routines. continue to use strategies to self-calm themselves when they are sad or mad learn how play fairly and include others. identify and use different acts of kindness.

News and Reminders:

Week 3: Tuesday 28th July. 100 Days of Prep.
Week 5: Monday 10th August. Moonlight Sanctuary Excursion.
Week 6: Tuesday 19th August: Curriculum Day. No students at school.
Week 5 and Week 6: Friday August 14th - Tuesday 18th: Book fair. This will take place before and after school in the library.
Library books. Remember to return library books on your child's library day.
Readers. Please continue to support your child by reading with them each day. As they learn new letters, sounds and words, regular practice helps build their confidence and improve their reading skills. Please ensure that when you read, you record this in their phonics books. This helps your child's teacher to acknowledge, celebrate and support your child's development further.
Stay Updated on Your Child’s Learning. Please check Compass regularly to see information about your child’s assessments and progress. Compass also keeps you informed about important events and any changes at school.

Celebration of our learning

My amazing writing!

Labelling pictures

Kindness Campaign - What is kindness? How do we show it?