Kindergarten

A big thank you to our wonderful parent helpers who have been reading with students in Kindergarten. 

English

We are learning to:

• hear and say the sounds /kw/, /ee/ and /z/
• recognise that two letters making one sound are called digraphs: 
  • ‘qu’ makes the sound /kw/ 
  • ‘ee’ makes the sound /ee/ as in ‘seen’  
  • ‘zz’ makes the sound /z/ 
• read tricky words: go, so, no, this, then
• write a simple sentence containing a subject and a verb
• identify the subject and verb in simple sentences

Mathematics

We are learning to:

• take away a smaller number from the larger number to model subtraction
• use different strategies we have learnt to solve addition and subtraction word problems
• directly compare two objects’ masses by hefting
• describe the difference between the size and mass of an object
• describe, name and make: circles, squares, triangles and rectangles.

Integrated Learning

We are learning to:

• understand that maps can be used to find your way around places
• construct a simple map to represent a place and spaces within it
• locate important places on maps.

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.

Visual Arts

We are learning:

• about the artist Piet Mondrian and some of his artworks
• to create maps of special people, places and events through visual representations
• to use colour, line and shape to add detail and emotion to our artworks.

Reminders

• make sure you are returning your readers each week
• please leave all special toys at home

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

Early Stage 1 Teachers