Foundation 

Important Dates

Monday 2nd October – First day of Term 4

Monday 9th October – Whole school assembly

Wednesday 18th October – Weekly Footsteps Incursion begins

STAY TUNED FOR MORE EXCURSION DATES IN TERM FOUR!

As Term Four approaches, we wanted to let you all know that it is a very busy term! There are many special events that will be popping up on Qkr this term. We will be doing Footsteps dance (P.E program), a Christmas Pantomime, going to Myuna Farm and Melbourne Zoo. Please keep an eye on newsletters and emails to ensure you have paid for and given permission for each of these activities.

We hope you all enjoy the 2 week break and we look forward to seeing you in Term 4! 

Footsteps Incursions

In Term 4, children in Foundation, Grade One and Grade Two will be attending five “Footsteps” dance classes for 45 minutes to an hour on a Wednesday from Week 3 onwards. 

The course is part of the school dance curriculum and is designed to provide students with an insight into traditional forms of dance, whilst also developing their social skills, confidence and physical fitness. The starting point for dance learning is ‘everyday movements’. Students learn about dancing safely and become aware of their bodies’ movement capabilities. They explore movement possibilities using space, time, dynamics and relationships. 

Classes will be held in the Stadium and the cost per student will be $20. All payments are on Qkr and by completing the payment you are consenting to your child attending the program. Please complete the payment by 9th October. If you are experiencing difficulty, please let me know.  

Inquiry - Shoe Boxes

As part of our Inquiry topic next term, students will be making dioramas of animal habitats. We will be needing one shoe box per student, so if you have any shoe boxes at home that you wish to donate, please send them in! We have a few that were saved from toy making, but will need lots more. Thank you!

Photos from our jam-packed last few weeks!

A sneak peak of our curriculum for Term Four

Literacy

• Letter formation practise using dotted thirds
• Continuing to revise and learn new special friends sounds
• Information report writing

Maths

• Division and multiplication using concrete materials and real life examples
• Addition and subtraction strategies
• Place value – partitioning numbers into tens and ones

Inquiry

• Learning about living things (plants and animals)

Show and Tell - Term 4