Prep News

Congratulations Preps!

The Prep teachers would like to congratulate the Prep students on such a wonderful start to their first year at school.  We are so proud of the progress they have made since starting school ten weeks ago!  

The children are showing more confidence, independence and have settled into the daily routines of school life.  

They are developing their work habits and learning to follow the rules agreed upon in our class 'Essential Agreement'. 

It has been lovely to see so many new friendships blossom throughout the term.  We are most impressed when we see the Prep children treat their teachers and classmates with respect and kindness. 

Well, done on a very successful Term 1 Preps.  Keep being 'great mates' to all your friends at school!   

We wish all the Prep families a happy and safe Easter break! 

Easter Buddy Activity 

It was so wonderful to be able to meet with our Year 5 buddies for some Easter craft! The Prep children all had a lot of fun decorating and making bunny ears and Easter baskets. The Easter activities were made even more special by having the Year 5 buddies help the Preps with all the tricky bits! The bunny ears will make a special appearance on Friday afternoon at Term 1's final assembly. 

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Harmony Day 

Last Monday, our Prep students joined the whole school for a fun picnic on the oval to celebrate Harmony Day. 

It was a great chance to come together and embrace our differences. 

We saw the beautiful Elmer patchwork elephants made by students across the school. Each elephant was unique, showing how we all have our own qualities, but can still work together. The day was a reminder of the importance of celebrating our diversity and appreciating what makes each of us special. 

Maths Activity – Adding Spikes to the Echidnas! 

This week in Prep, our students had a fun and creative maths session using matchsticks to help our echidnas grow their spikes!  

The Preps are focusing on developing their number sense, counting skills, and understanding of shapes and patterns. The matchstick activity was the perfect way to bring this to life! 

In the activity, the students used matchsticks to create an echidna shape, adding spikes one by one. As they did this, they practiced counting in ones—a key skill for building number sense. They also explored the concept of adding by seeing how the number of spikes increased with each new matchstick added, which reinforced their understanding of addition. 

It was wonderful to see how engaged the Preps were as they worked together to make their echidnas, and it helped them connect their hands-on activity with the mathematical concepts they’re learning i