Kindergarten

The Early Stage 1 team would like to wish everyone a safe, happy and relaxing holiday break and look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday 14 October. 

English

We are learning to:

• hear and say the sounds /v/, /x/, /y/,  /w/ and /th/ 
• recognise that two letters making one sound are called digraphs 
  • ‘wh’ makes the sound /w/, as in ‘whale 
  • ‘th’ makes the sound /th/, as in ‘thumb’ 
• read tricky words put, as, do, like and very
• write simple sentences including an adjective, subject and verb 
• choose an adjective to describe a noun.

Mathematics

We are learning to:

• use different strategies we have learnt to solve addition and subtraction word problems
• recognise shapes in a range of contexts
• sort shapes in accordance with it’s features
• manipulate shapes for different purposes.

Integrated Learning

We are learning to:

• explore the ways people share their sense of belonging 
• identify a local sacred Aboriginal site
• understand why different sites should be protected and how they can be looked after.

Personal Development and Health (PDH)

We are learning to:

• recognise emotional responses that could indicate unsafe situations
• recognise appropriate touch and explore how to respond to inappropriate touch
• practise ways of seeking help in a range of different scenarios, for example, use No-Go-Tell when feeling unsafe.

Visual Arts

We are learning to/about:

• use the dot painting technique to create an artwork 
• show a place that is special to our family through pictures and symbols.

Heidi Gray, Kate Frizell, Sonya Rogers, Fiona Clayton and Eliza Tanner

Early Stage 1 Teachers