Prep Term 3 Overview

Prep: Term 3 

Welcome back to Term 3! This year is flying by so quickly. I hope that you all had a restful holiday and are looking forward to an exciting term ahead. This term we would love to see you in the classroom, please email us if you are able to help out in the classroom for an hour or two, especially in the morning block. 

Religious Education 

In Religious Education our focus for this term is Journey. We will continue developing the students' understanding of belonging through Bible stories. This will include looking at the disciples and their journey. We shall be visiting the Church and looking at symbols and icons that can be found in all churches and understood by all who see them as well as exploring key figures in the Bible, their history and journey’s in their lives. 

English

We will be continuing with our SMART Spelling program focusing on sound and letter relationships including digraphs and trigraphs. In Reading, we will continue to explore multiple strategies for reading and understanding texts. In Writing we will be learning about persuasive writing, we will create short statements and extended pieces of writing on a number of different topics. 

Mathematics

In Mathematics we will continue to develop strategies in both addition and subtraction such as making things equal. We will investigate multiplication through repeated addition. 

In geometry we will sort, describe and name familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects in the environment. 

We will be investigating length by directly and indirectly comparing different objects and deciding which is longer and shorter, using non-standard units. 

Inquiry

In Inquiry we will be researching our own family history. We shall also be looking at the history of the school as we celebrate 150 years of the school being open, and we will be exploring what it may have been like 150 years ago when the school first opened and comparing that to today. With an Indigenous perspective we will be looking into the history of the land in which we reside and look into some of the dreamtime stories. 

SEL (Social and Emotional Learning)

In Social and Emotional Learning we shall be developing positive self talk and strategies for persevering and maintaining positive interactions with others. 

Specialists

Students will continue to have specialist classes on Thursday and Friday (please see timetable below). They are required to wear their sports uniforms on Tuesday and Friday. They will also need to bring in their library bag and books every Friday.

Home Learning

• Reading - Daily reading and recording in their reading records. 
• Spelling - Practice reading and writing Smart Spelling words for the week. To assist your child with writing, they are encouraged to practice both reading and writing each word in context and as single words. 

Optional extras:

• Reading Eggs
• Mathletics

Important Dates

• Friday 22 July - Curriculum Day/ No School 
• Moday to Friday 25 July - 5 August - Swimming Program 
• Wednesday 17 August - Student Led Conferences - (Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings) 
• Monday 1 August - Kaboom Whole School Sports Day 
• Wednesday 31 August - 'Resilience and Positive Behaviour Parent Night' with Special Guest Patrice Wiseman 
• Thursday 11 August - Italian Day 
• Friday 2 September - Father’s Day Breakfast 

Please check the newsletter each week to make sure you are aware of any updates.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Thanks for your ongoing support,

Shannon and Alice

Shannon Wilton swilton@sjmitcham.catholic.edu.au

Alice Krause akrause@sjmitcham.catholic.edu.au