Prep Report

Greetings to our Prep Community.

What a busy and fun filled Term 3 we have had. Students have showed a lot of growth in all areas of their development.

Social and Emotional Development (S.E.L.)

In S.E.L. this term students have:

• continued learning about emotional resilience strategies and how to use them to help regulate our emotions
• developed and implemented pro social behaviours to help others feel cared for
• learnt how to identify their own positive traits to build higher self esteem
• identified what certain emotions feel, look and sound like.

Inquiry

In Inquiry this term students have:

• learnt to identify olden day and modern toys
• learnt about the history of toys overtime, i.e., materials used to make them and how they were made
• created their own toys such as paper bag puppets and juggling balls
• had the chance to interview their families about their memories of their toys from when they were young.

Numeracy

In Numeracy this term students have:

• continued developing their ability to count to 20 and above
• learnt about the different ways we can make the number 10 using smaller numbers
• used hands on materials and resources to show their understanding of numbers within 10
• learnt how to measure length and mass using informal units
• used real life number stories and physical manipulatives to add and subtract numbers within 10
• learnt how to find the difference between two numbers within 10
• worked on creating a variety of shapes using hands on resources.

Literacy

Phonics

In Phonics this term students have:

• continued using the sounding out strategy to read and write short consonant/vowel/consonant words
• learnt to identify rhyming words, words that have the same starting sounds and compound words
• developed their ability to write letters in a forward direction
• shown growth in writing words on the line
• learnt to write their letters with consistent sizing
• been learning to write their letters with a correct starting and ending point.

Reading

In Reading this term students have:

• learnt to summarise both fiction and non-fiction texts using key information
• been learning to identify non-fiction books and their features
• continued using a variety of strategies to solve tricky words
• explored the process of shared reading and monitoring a partner's reading
• read for enjoyment
• worked on and achieved new reading goals
• continued learning how to order words in sentences correctly
• learnt about Indigenous Australian Dreamtime Stories and created related artworks
• celebrated our love of reading by dressing up as their favourite book characters for and participating in our book week parade.

Writing

In Writing this term students have:

• continued developing their ability to use accurate punctuation, spelling strategies and to add more detail in their writing
• learnt how to write non-fiction writing pieces with headings, pictures and labels
• published several writing pieces for the writer's festival
• continued learning how to accurately identify and write several more letters of the alphabet
• worked on and achieving new writing goals.

100 Days Of School Celebration

With out a doubt our favourite day this term was our 100 days of school celebration. Students loved dressing up in their shirts and other number 100 accessories they got to make during the day. During the weeks leading up to their performance they practiced their song and dance well and produced a great effort on the day.

Thank you for your hard work this term as families in supporting our wonderful students.

From Emily Routley, Mark Turner, Serina Curini, Rupinder Kang, Melissa Ozdemir and Ibadet Zedjula.