Foundation

Foundation Cluster News

  Welcome to the final term of Foundation. We are so proud of how far each and every one of your children have come this year. We have a very exciting term ahead and look forward to all the special ways we will celebrate your child’s first year of school. 

Celebration of Learning  

Tuesday 20 October 

The afternoon will commence at 2:00pm.  

We ask parents to meet in the playground outside the Foundation classrooms. 

A Celebration of Learning is an opportunity for our students to share their learning with their parents. 

During the time, students will spend time with their parents showcasing some work that they have created from a unit of inquiry.  

The Foundation Celebration of Learning focusses on last term's unit of inquiry: 

Who We Are 

Our identity helps us to understand our and others’ similarities, differences and emotions 

We look forward to seeing you at the Celebration of Learning. 

Pevan and Sarah Excursion 

We are so excited to share that we will be seeing Pevan and Sarah in concert on Thursday 12th November 2026 (Week 5). Our Foundations will be travelling to STARplex Hewiston Theatre on the Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School buses. We will also stop at  Carisbrooke Park in Salisbury for lunch and a play (depending if the weather is kind).  

Students will need to be at school at our normal time of 8:30am, we will be departing at 9:30am and will return by 2:30pm.   

What to bring:   

On the day your child needs to come in school uniform. They will also need a labelled small backpack or school bag that contains the following:  

• Drink bottle   
• Fruit/vegetable snack   
• Recess   
• Lunch   
• School hat  

Please sign the acknowledgement slip through Parent Lounge by  5th November  2025.  If you have questions about this activity, please contact us.  

Pupil Free Day 

Friday 13 November 

Swimming 

Week 4  

Monday 2 November – Friday 6 November 

More information will be sent out in the coming weeks  

Hats  

A reminder that students need a school hat in Term 4. Please make sure it is labelled and kept in their school bag. 

Kimochis at Home 

We have 4 very special Kimochis that are going to come for a visit on the weekend - Brave Bug, Curious Cat, Kind Lovey Dove and Active Hugs. Students have designated weekends where they will bring home a small Bug, Cat, Lovey Dove or Hugs and a book with instructions of what they will need to do. They will take the Kimochi home on a Thursday/ Friday and bring it back on the Monday. Please make sure they are taken care of and don’t get drawn on or eaten by any family pets. If you do not have a printer at home, we are happy to print for you. Thank you. 

Week 2 Learning Program:   

Reader’s Workshop – Becoming avid readers 

Word Study – Sounds: Digraphs (pairs of letters that represent a single sound, such as sh, ch, and th) 

Sentence writing: forming sentences correctly and growing our writing muscles. 

Stupendous writing: Writing letters with the correct formation. 

Bookmaking – Spotlight session: Expert Books-Animals & Plants (Unit of Inquiry)   

Inquiry into Maths   

Measurement: sequencing, length, capacity & mass. 

Unit of Inquiry 

Sharing the Planet Central idea: People’s actions can impact animals and plants. 

Line of inquiry 1: External features of animals and plants in our environment 

Line of inquiry 2: Ways human activities impact animals and plants 

Line of inquiry 3: How we can help protect animals and plants 

Key concepts: Causation, Responsibility& Change 

Learner profile: Caring, Principled & Reflective 

Christian Studies:  

Christian Living  

Key Idea 3:Christians have responsibility in and for the world 

Library: 

Please look after our books so they are not damaged so that others can borrow them. It is important to note that no borrowing occurs if library books are not returned.  

Please return books and the library bag to class on Tuesday ready for Wednesday library day.  

Thank you all for your support and being avid readers with your children. 

Take Home Folders:   

Take Home folders need to come to school every day. Students will need these to take home notes and any craft they make during the day. New sounds and heart words will also be placed in this folder.   

Take Home Book Bags:   

Your child will bring home 2-4 books that have been their books for Readers Workshop in class to share with you at home. The take home book bag with the 4 books is to remain in the child’s take home folder so books can be updated/ changed when needed. 

Jolly Pouch (purple pouch): Please keep the pouch in your child’s take home folder!  

Your child will receive new sounds/actions in their Jolly Pouch; it is up to you whether you keep the paper in the pouch or find a safe place at home. We hope these resources are valuable for you to practice what we learn in class. When a new sound is introduced, a video will be posted on Toddle to support your child at home. 

Volunteers: We love having volunteers in the classroom. If you are interested in volunteering, there are a few tasks you will need to be able to help in the classroom.  

• Current Working With Children Check (WWCC)  
• Responding to Abuse, Harm and Neglect training (RRHAN-EC)  
• Valuing Safe Communities (VSC) training; and  

You can find the information here on the school website:  https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/parents-community/employment-opportunities/  

School Calendar  

https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/school-life/school-calendar/  

Please note: During teaching hours, we are unable to check emails.  

Blessings,   

Brianna and Tania 

Brianna Stanley:  stanley.brianna@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Tania Tenten:

 tenten.tania@goldengrove.sa.edu.au 

Welcome to Term 4! It has been wonderful being back at school and hearing all about what your children have been up to during the holidays. I encourage you to talk with your child at home about what they have enjoyed so far at school and celebrate the progress they have made. 

Toys from home 

Please leave toys from home at home as it can be challenging to prevent them from being lost or damaged at school. They can also be disruptive to our learning. Please also remind your children to not give toys from home to friends overnight for the same reason. 

Nuts in lunchboxes 

Please refrain from packing nuts in lunchboxes as we have children in our class with nut allergies. 

Assembly and Chapel 

Our class is now attending Assembly (Mondays 2:30pm) and Chapel (Fridays 8:50am). Both take place in the worship centre. I will let you know if your child is receiving an award in Monday’s Assembly so you can attend if you would like. 

Late pick up 

If ever you are running late to pick your child up, I will walk them to the ‘Kiss and Drop’ area (outside the front gates) after school. Leadership supervise this area. 

Hats 

Please ensure your child has a school hat in their bag as they will need to wear them at recess and lunchtime during Term 4. They can be purchased from the uniform shop. 

Toddle 

Please contact the front office if you are having any issues connecting to Toddle. We post important reminders, student learning, photos/videos and assessments on this platform. 

Library 

Students have been given a white Library bag. We visit the library weekly on Tuesdays. Foundation children can borrow two books and keep them for two weeks. I encourage you to read these books with your child weekly so that they can bring them back and have two new books every week to read. 

Blue Take Home Folder 

All students have now been given a blue take home folder. They are to come to school every day. In these folders you will find notes sent home as well as crafts students have made. From Monday next week I will be sending home a list of the sounds we have been learning so you can work on them with your child at home. 

Weekly timetable 

Learning program:  Week 2 

As we begin a new term, we are revisiting our routines and expectations set last term. 

We will learn the ‘e’ letter sound. In bookmaking, students have been invited to create a book about their holidays and will finish this off this week. We will read the story ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’ by Julia Donaldson and identify our favourite character. 

In Maths, we will sort and make 2D shapes. For Christian Studies, we will learn about how Jesus looks after people by reading the Lost Sheep book “Jesus and the storm”. 

We begin our “Sharing the Planet” Unit of Inquiry. 

Central Idea: People’s actions can impact animals and plants 

We will start by observing external features of animals and plants in our environment. 

Mindfulness 

Every week, we will be learning a strategy we can use to keep our body calm. I encourage you to practise these strategies every week with your child at home. It has been wonderful to see the children use these strategies themselves without prompting from me. During Week 1 we have been learning bunny breaths. 

Bunny breaths 

As you breathe in, sniff 3 times. 

As you breathe out, relax your body like a little bunny. 

Blessings for a wonderful week, 

Ellen Zimmer 

zimmer.ellen@goldengrove.sa.edu.au