Fabulous Foundation

Term 4 Week 6 - 15th November 2024

We cannot believe we have just completed week 6.

Prep students and staff have been very busy as we begin our end of year assessments. All students will be assessed 1:1 for maths, reading and comprehension as well as in class or small group writing tasks. We are proud of their resilience they have demonstrated in this time. Understandably there are some very tired Preppies most afternoons!

What we are learning!

Maths:

In addition to the 1:1 maths assessments, we are continuing to recap and consolidate much of the maths we have taught throughout the year. The last couple of weeks have been focused on sorting data and using tally marks to record our results. We have also begun looking at Calendars. Preps are enjoying talking about what celebrations and dates their families mark on their calendars at home.

Little Learners love literacy:

We continue to stream our Little Learners Love Literacy program between the Prep-2 cohort. The students love being challenged and motivated in their new groups this term, and they are all absolutely thriving.The LLLL program focuses on letter sounds and how we can use them in our word formation. We have been practising how to write down sentences that we have been told. Working on our dictation skills is fantastic practice to sound out and blend our words as we write them down.

Literacy:

As we continue our Term 4 text type on narrative writing and looking at fairy tales, we have been planning and writing another narrative on our own. We are continuously reminding ourselves that every narrative has the following 4 things: Characters, a setting, a problem and a solution. We have been so impressed with the creative ideas that the students have been sharing with us!

Leader In me:

We are continually embedding the 7 habits language into our daily teaching through the weeks. This week’s focus is Habit 1: Be Proactive.

Inquiry:

This term our inquiry unit is all things weather! We explore how weather is measured, weather patterns and how it is reported through the media. We look at weather in other countries and discuss appropriate clothing.

Important reminders:

- Hats are required for outside play in Term 4.

Please ensure that every item of clothing, including lunch boxes are clearly labelled.
Please remember to ensure your child’s blue satchel is in their bag each day as we begin to put important forms and reminders in them.
Please ensure that your child has a substantial lunch such as a sandwich/roll/wrap or thermos for example for lunch along with a snack (cracker/yoghurt) and fruit or vegetables.
Please make sure your child has a spare change of clothes in the bags, just in case.