Foundation Unit

In Reading, we have been practising making connections. This considers what the mentor text reminds them of, in order to make ‘text to self’ connections. We have also discussed which other books come to mind as we read, making ‘text to text’ connections. 

In Writing, we have been sharing our opinions and using the word ‘because’ to explain the reason behind our thinking. Students have worked on justifying their reasoning and giving their readers insight into their opinion on a text. We are also practising using lower case letters throughout our writing, unless it’s the beginning of a sentence, or a name. 

In our Phonics lessons, students have been working on the sounds y, z, x and qu. They have enjoyed applying this new knowledge when attempting to write new words with these sounds. 

In Maths, we are working on the concept of ‘part-part-whole’. Students have been exploring different ways to make numbers up to 10 through the use of a variety of worded problems that have been based on real life situations. We have been encouraging the students to prove their thinking with a drawing as well as a matching number sentence (e.g. five and five is ten) and/or equation. There has also been a focus on neat book work and which strategies are the most efficient when recording, for example simple and neat dots, rather than detailed drawings. Students are also encouraged to show us more than one way of solving the maths problem.

Next week is planning week, so the Foundation students will have all their specialist subjects on Tuesday, to allow for the Foundation teachers to plan for Term 3. 

Foundation Teachers

Libby Cannon (PLC), Bree Smith (PBS)