Fabulous Foundation 

Fabulous Foundation

Term 3 Week 4 - Friday 21st August 2026

Wow! We can’t believe that it is already the end of Week 6! This term is absolutely flying along and with lots more things happening, it won’t slow down anytime soon.

What a fantastic and action-packed couple of weeks we have had in Prep! It has been wonderful to see the children’s confidence and independence continue to grow throughout the term. They have put in so much effort completing their Maths assessments and should be incredibly proud of all they have achieved. In Literacy, we have been working hard to strengthen our writing skills, and it has been wonderful to see the students becoming increasingly confident and capable writers. Our weekly specialist classes have also been a highlight, giving the children opportunities to develop new skills while having plenty of fun along the way. 

Dates for your diaries:

• Thursday 20th August – P–4 Book Week Performance (2:00 pm)
• Monday 31st August – House Athletics Day (Dolomore Oval)
• Monday 24th August - Year 5 & 6 Market Day (please pack goid coins if your child would like to purchase items)
• Week Commencing 24th August – Book Week
• Friday 28th August – Book Week Dress-Up Day
• Wednesday 2nd September – Father's Day Stall and Teddy Bear Hospital Visit
• Thursday 3rd September - Prep Butterfly Incursion 
• Friday 18th September – Last Day of Term 3 (2.30pm finish)

As always, thank you for your ongoing support. We are looking forward to a fantastic Term 3 filled with learning, fun and many special moments. Here's to another amazing term together!

What we are learning!

Maths:

In Maths over the last couple of weeks, students have been learning all about the attributes of length, mass and capacity. We have been exploring these concepts through a range of hands-on activities and practical experiences, helping students to develop their understanding in fun and engaging ways. The Preps have been busy comparing objects by their length, exploring which objects are heavier or lighter, and investigating how much different containers can hold. We have used a variety of everyday materials, water, rice and classroom resources to help make our learning meaningful and interactive.

The students have particularly enjoyed being able to learn through doing, experimenting and making predictions. They have been using mathematical language to describe and compare objects, sharing their ideas with their classmates and explaining what they have noticed. It has been wonderful to see the students becoming more confident in their mathematical thinking and developing their understanding through play, investigation and lots of hands-on learning. There have certainly been plenty of opportunities to learn, explore and have fun along the way!

Inquiry:

This term, we have begun our exciting Inquiry unit on Habitats and Life Cycles. The students are already showing great curiosity as they explore what living things need to survive and learn about the different habitats that plants and animals call home. Throughout the unit, we will investigate how animals grow and change over time, compare different life cycles, and discover how living things are suited to the environments in which they live. Most recently, students learned about the different features of animals and how those adaptations help them survive in the wild.

One of the highlights of this unit will be our Butterfly Incursion later this term. This will be a wonderful hands-on learning experience where students will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the butterfly life cycle and see these amazing creatures up close. We are all looking forward to this exciting experience, and more details will be shared with families closer to the date.

Literacy:

In Literacy, we have been exploring rhyming couplets and discovering how authors use rhyme to make poems fun and engaging to read. The students have enjoyed identifying rhyming words, listening to a range of poems and practising creating their own rhyming pairs.

As their confidence grows, the children are now working towards writing their own rhyming couplets. They have been using their creativity and growing knowledge of sounds and rhyming words to create simple poems of their own. It has been wonderful to see their enthusiasm for writing and the pride they take in sharing their work with the class.

Phonics 

Leader In Me:

Students are also participating in regular Leader in Me (LIM) lessons each week. During these sessions, students are learning important skills such as being kind and respectful, making good choices, listening to others and working together positively with their classmates.

Specialist timetable: 

Monday:  Music, Auslan and RRRR 

Tuesday: Leader in Me, PE and Art 

Friday: Assembly (2.45pm in the hall, all parents welcome.)

Important reminders:

• Lost Property baskets are kept inside the glass doors of the BER and near the office of the main building.

• Please remember to check for your child’s Blue Satchel. This contains