Foundation Community News
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are incredibly proud of the wonderful start our Foundation students have made and the successful Term 1 they have completed. Throughout the term, students have been learning and practising our routines while demonstrating Respect and Commitment.
It has been lovely to see friendships forming, our school values in action, and students growing in confidence as learners. In Term 2, our valyesfocus will be on Kindness and Collaboration as we continue to build a positive classroom community.
We look forward to another term of engaging learning, growth, and achievement.
Curriculum News
English
In Term 2, students will begin new learning across English. In English CORE, they will explore All About Me and Early Civilisations: Indigenous Australian Culture, learning about identity, culture, and the importance of stories and people. Students will also build their understanding of simple sentences, including nouns, verbs, capital letters, and full stops.
In Sounds Write, students will continue developing their phonemic skills through segmenting and blending, and will begin bringing home decodable readers to practise each night. Through Story Champs, students will continue strengthening their oral language skills to support sentence and story development.
Maths
This term, our Foundation students will continue to build their early number skills through explicit, hands-on and engaging learning experiences.
Learning will focus on:
- Breaking Apart and Making 4 & 5 – exploring how numbers can be split and combined
- Addition and Subtraction Within 5 – solving simple problems using materials and pictures
- Measurement (length and height) – comparing objects (longer, shorter, taller)
- Counting to 20 – building counting skills and number recognition
- Calendar and Time – learning days of the week and simple time language
Wellbeing
We will continue to support students in developing their social and emotional skills through our school values of Kindness, Care, Respect, and Personal Best.
This term, we will focus on:
- Building positive friendships and working together
- Recognising and expressing emotions
- Growing independence in classroom routines
- Practising simple mindfulness and self-regulation strategies
Reminders
📌 Morning Routine: Please ensure your child arrives at school on time. Students should line up in roll order when the music plays and be ready to enter the classroom when the bell rings. If you arrive after the bell, you will need a late pass from the office.
📌 Reading Satchels: Please ensure your child brings their reading satchel with them to school on their library day.
📌 School Uniform: As the weather becomes cooler, please ensure all jumpers and jackets are clearly labelled.
📌 Lunchboxes & Water Bottles: Please provide healthy snacks, lunch each day, and a water bottle filled with water.
📌 Afternoon Routine: Please ensure students are collected from their classroom or designated meeting spot at 3:30 pm.
Important Dates
- Friday 8th May – Mother’s Day Muffins (2:45–3:30pm)
- Wednesday 13th May – School Photo Day
- Monday 8th June – King’s Birthday Public Holiday (no school)
- Monday 15th June – Curriculum Day (no school)
- Friday 26th June – Last Day of Term (2:30pm finish)
Thank you for your support. We look forward to a wonderful Term 2 ahead filled with learning and growth.
Kind Regards,
The Foundation Team