Foundation (Prep)

Literacy

Throughout the term we have been focusing on word building through onset and rime.

The 'onset' is the phonological unit of any word (e.g. /c/ in cat) and the 'rime' refers to the letters that follow, usually a vowel and then consonants (e.g. /a/ and /t/ in cat).

We have also brainstormed words that contain the digraphs that we have been learning (a combination of two letters representing one sound).

Numeracy/ Science

This week we have integrated numeracy with our science unit about Weather. We have discussed the days of the week and connected familiar events to certain days of the week. We practised recalling the months of the year and then talked about which months made up the four seasons. We watched a video about the seasons and thought about the types of weather we might see at these different times of the year. Students drew pictures of the season their birthday is in and we discovered that most people in Prep C have a birthday in Spring and the most popular time of year is summer.

Thank you

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the parents for their support with magic words and take home readers, reading groups, preparing for Treasure Bag, 100 Days of School and Book Week (yes...that's why you're so tired!)

I'd also like to thank my colleagues for working with Prep C when I was sick (the children said they had so much fun working with the grade ones and twos).

Finally, I'd like to thank the students for all of their hard work. I'm so impressed with how far we've come this term and I'm excited to see what they can do in Term 4.

I hope everyone has a well earned rest and lots of fun in the school holidays. 

Mrs Callaway