Connect: Foundation

Important Dates:

Wednesdays- ALL Preps have library on Wednesday in Term 3 and 4.

Mondays (Every second Monday)- Cheese toasties sold at recess for $2.00 

Tuesdays- Popcorn sold at recess for $1.00

14th August- Swimming week

25th August- Book Week Parade

29th August- Father’s Day stall

15th September- Last day of term, 2:30pm finish

What we are learning:

Writing

Students will be learning the blends ck and th. Students will be writing words such as sock, neck, chick, kick, thin, that, thick, moth, think. We will be writing about the characters in the stories and using adjectives to describe them. 

Reading

We will continue to read the text, ‘Feathers For Phoebe’ and discussing character traits and identifying physical features and personality traits of the characters in the story. We will be learning the blends ‘ck’ and ‘th’. Students will be reading sentences such as, ‘The bus was stuck on the mud track.’ ‘My red rocket has a big crack in it.’

Here is a link to our Phonics song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPVbJ-IaHIw

Maths

We will be focusing on telling the time at o’clock and discussing events that occur at different times of the day.  We will continue to focus on ‘sharing’ and emphasise sharing counters one at a time so that you end up with equal groups. Children learn important maths concepts through play. Here is a link to a Maths game you could play at home:

Game tilte:4 Cards https://youtu.be/YPfMcPlLCEg

Wellbeing

During Wellbeing we will be discussing some strategies for calming ourselves. We will practice meditating, drawing, reading and breathing to help calm us when we feel upset or frustrated. Students will identify other things they can do to calm themselves.

Reminders

We have noticed there are many children who come to school with laces. If they can't tie their laces, it is recommended they have velcro shoes. Here is a video to assist with learning to tie laces. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xr3HYMwCLc

Science Afternoon

We had a very enjoyable Science afternoon where families were invited to join into their child’s Science activity. Children built a shelter for an animal using a variety of materials. There were some amazing shelters built out of lego, paper, blocks and a variety of other materials. Some children were keen to draw their creation and discuss how strong it was.

Her is a story about the rain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIhkV491UyE