Welcome back to Term 3!

We hope all students and their families had a restful and enjoyable holiday break. It’s been wonderful to see the smiling faces of our students as they return, ready for another term of learning and fun.

We were very excited to celebrate our 100 Days of School this week—a special milestone that recognises how far our students have come in their first year of school!

We’re looking forward to a busy and engaging term ahead, filled with exciting learning experiences, hands-on activities and opportunities for students to continue building their confidence and independence.

Important Dates

*Monday 4th August - Parent Teacher Interviews

*Tuesday 5th August - Parent Teacher interviews

*Wednesday 6th August - Lego Incursion with Ryan Evans from Lego Masters (payment available via Compass)

*Monday 11th August – Foundation to Year 2 Assembly

*Wednesday 13th August – Curriculum Day (Student free day)

*Monday 18th August - Book Week Dress -Up Day and Parade

*Monday 18th to Friday 22nd August - Book Week (including Author Visit)

*Wednesday 27th August - Wheels Parade (9.10 start basketball court)

*Thursday 18th September - Last day of Term 3 (dismissal 3.30pm)

*Friday 19th September - Curriculum Day (Student free day)

100 Days of school

On Tuesday 29th July, the Foundation students celebrated their 100th day of school. The theme for the day was 100 Days Brighter and it was great to see lots of colourful clothing worn to mark this special occasion. Some of the highlights included completing Maths and Writing tasks based on the number 100, making crowns and receiving a special certificate to mark the day. We are proud of how far students have come in their first 100 days of school and look forward to the continued growth and learning ahead.

Fire Brigade visit

On Friday 25th July, the Fire Brigade returned to school for their second visit. We were excited to learn more about the equipment firefighters use and to see how the fire trucks work. The highlight was getting a turn at using the fire hose, even the teachers joined in the fun!

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews will be held next Monday and Tuesday. These interviews are a great opportunity to check in and chat about your child’s learning and progress. Each meeting is 10 minutes long so that we can stay on time for all families. Please ensure you have booked your interview on Compass and they will be held in your child’s classroom.

Reminders

Lego incursion - Wednesday 6th August

As a part of our exploration of toys in our Inquiry Unit, we are very excited to have our Lego Incursion on Wednesday 6th August with Ryan Evans from Lego Masters. Students get to engage in a series of build activities that are revealed in a similar way to the way they are on the show. Some challenges have twists and every challenge has those all important time calls! It’s truly amazing to see how much the students thrive with the little bit of extra theatre and drama! You can find this payment information under the Events tab in Compass.

Book Week - Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August

We are looking forward to celebrating Book Week in Week 5. Our dress-up day will be Monday 18th August, and we can’t wait to see everyone dressed as their favourite book character. There will be a special assembly and parade on the day to show off our costumes. During the week, we’ll also enjoy a visit from an author – a wonderful chance to learn more about stories and writing!

Wheels Parade - Wednesday 27th August

As part of our Inquiry unit, we will be holding a Wheels Parade on Wednesday 27th August (Week 6). The parade will begin at 9:10am. Students are encouraged to bring along a toy or item that has wheels — such as a bike, scooter, pram or remote control car. Parents are invited to stay and watch the fun. For safety, students riding bikes, scooters or wearing roller blades must wear a helmet. We kindly ask if parents who are attending are able take home any large items (especially bikes) straight after the parade, as we have limited space for storage in the classroom.

Toys from the past

We are asking if possible for students to speak with a grandparent to find out about the toys they played with when they were young. This will help us compare toys from the past with toys children play with today.

Here are some questions your child might like to ask:

What toys did you play with when you were little?
What were your toys made from?
Did you have a favourite toy?
Did you ever make your own toys?
Did you play inside or outside with your toys?

Take Home Readers

Students are reminded to bring their blue satchel to school every day and take home readers are changed Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure your child reads the same book two times to an adult and this is recorded on the sheet inside their reader cover. If there is no record of the reading, the same book will be sent home again. Thank you for your continued support in developing your child’s reading skills.

In the classroom

Inquiry: Toys from today

Reading: RWI Literacy Groups

Writing: Lists about toys and 100 Days of School. Below are some examples of our favourite toy lists and the 100 days of school writing.

Maths: Mental models of numbers to ten (doubles facts) and Statistics (colleting data). Below are some examples of picture graphs created by 0NW and 0AM about how they come to school. We also collected data about what we do each day of the week at school.

Future Learning

Week 3	Week 4
Writing: Lego Incursion recount and adding a voice to writing	Writing: Describing a toy and sentence fluency
Reading: RWI groups	Reading: RWI groups
Maths: Mental models of numbers to 10 (conceptual subitising) and Statistics (data)	Maths: Additive thinking (addition to 10) and Measurement (length)
Inquiry: Toys from the past	Inquiry: How toys move
Wellbeing: Friendology: Friend o meter	Wellbeing: Respectful Relationships: Problem solving

The Foundation Team

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