Foundation Students

Literacy:

Our Writing classes have been focusing on sentence construction, and we are thrilled to see students achieving success at their own pace. We are impressed with their remarkable sentence-writing skills and their willingness to learn. As a fun way to recall what they've learned so far, you can prompt them to sing the sentence song that goes, 'One, start with a capital letter...' We're pretty sure they'll be able to sing the rest of it with enthusiasm!

Maths:

Addition has been a thrilling topic for our students, and we have been using relatable real-life stories to introduce them to it. They pick up concepts quickly, such as determining the total number of lollies they would have if they started with two and then received three more. Through our hands-on activities, we have transitioned from the basic 'count-all' strategy to the more advanced 'think big, count small' approach. We plan to focus on this technique in the coming weeks, as it has shown to be an effective way to improve their skills.

Wellbeing:

Our students have been actively engaged in learning about their brains and the growth mindset. To put their learning into practice, we organised a team activity that involved designing a teddy bridge. This hands-on task allowed studernts to exercise trial and error skills, learn from their mistakes and improve teamwork skills. Witnessing the students' collaboration and enthusiasm was a great experience.

Prep Bags 2023 Survey 

Have your say about this year’s Prep bags in a short survey, closing Sunday, 9 July.

Each year, the Department of Education gives every Prep student attending a Victorian Government school a bag full of goodies to celebrate this milestone in their education journey. The information and educational resources in the bags are designed to help Prep students and their families thrive from the start of Term 1.

The Department is inviting parents and carers of current Prep students to participate in a short survey about the 2023 Prep bags, by 5pm on Sunday, 9 July 2023.

Your feedback will help the Department learn what families liked about the Prep bags and what can be improved in 2024.

You can have your say at 2023 Prep Bags – Evaluation Survey.

The survey takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete, and responses are anonymous. 

For more information on this year’s Prep bags, refer to Prep bags.