Connect: Foundation

Key Dates:

Friday April 4th

Last Day Of Term- 2.30pm Finish

 Monday 21st April

Easter Monday-public holiday

Tuesday 22nd April

Students return to school

Friday 25th April

Anzac Day-public holiday

Literacy 

During our Literacy block, students practice sounding out, reading, and writing words such as "nod," "tin," "Pat," and "hot." Additionally, students are revisiting and reinforcing our heart words, ‘the,’ ‘my,’ and ‘I.’ We are writing sentences such as, “I am fit” and “I hid the mat’.  Below is a summary of the letters and sounds we have learned so far, as well as those we will be exploring in the future.

Maths

In Mathematics, we are concentrating on Number and Place Value. Students will use concrete objects to represent numbers from 6 to 10, helping them build a strong understanding of part-part-whole relationships for these numbers. Students will be developing a stronger understanding of the vocabulary ‘more than’ and ‘equal/same as’.  We will focus on recognising and writing the numbers 6-10 and calculating 'one more than' for numbers to ten.

Inquiry

This week, students have engaged with the story The Great Big Book of Families and explored the concept of family. They discussed the diversity of family members and the various ways in which families can differ. Here is a link to the story,  ‘The Great Big Book Of Families’. 

Wellbeing

This term, we focused on the Zones of Regulation, which include the Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green Zones. Students developed their "Ready to Learn" Plans and scales, which they use to assess and identify their current readiness to learn. The topics covered in Wellbeing included emotional literacy and stress management. Additionally, we reviewed the 4 Rs and established classroom expectations.

Reminders

Satchels

Each child has a take-home reading book in their satchel, which should be practiced daily along with their Boomerang book. Kindly ensure that the satchel, reading book, and Boomerang book are returned to school each day. Additionally, each child has their login details in their Boomerang book, granting them access to Little Learners Decodable Readers online.

Library

Library Times:

Prep C Monday

Prep D & E Thursday

Prep A & B Wednesday

Toileting Before School

Please remind your child to use the toilet before school so that their learning is not interrupted in the morning session.

Spare Clothes

Please ensure your child has a change of clothes, including socks, in their bag. Please label all items with your child’s name.

Buddies

This week’s Buddies session was truly exciting as the Preps had the opportunity to visit the Grade Six classroom. Each Grade Six buddy worked closely with their Prep partner to create a goose. It was a fun and engaging experience for everyone involved!

The Preps have had an incredible Term One, filled with enjoyable activities and valuable learning experiences. We wish everyone a wonderful holiday and hope you stay safe and well.