Prep Community News

Hello Prep Families, 

Welcome back for Term 3! We are so excited to have started a new term, we have so many fun things planned and so much more to learn. 

Reading

In Reading, we have started to read informative texts. We have been reading information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The preps have learnt and shared facts about the flags and the culture of the Indigenous people. You may like to ask your child to share a fact they have learnt so far in reading. 

Writing

In Writing, we have been learning when to use the floss rule. We learnt that when a word ends in f, l, s or z, after a short vowel, we double the final letter. This has helped our preps to spell words like ‘mess’, ‘hill’, etc. The heart words we have learnt so far this term are ‘here’ and ‘saw’. You can ask your child to put these words into a sentence. The preps have also been learning how to write a fact using 5-star writing. We have been inspired by our reading unit to build our sentences.

Maths

In Maths, the preps have been learning to add two collections together. We have been learning different strategies to help us solve and understand addition problems. This has allowed us to explore and experiment with different materials. You may like to ask your child to count two collections to see how many they have all together. 

Sip and Crunch

Sip and Crunch is a great way for your child to refuel on fresh fruit or vegetables during learning time. For Sip and Crunch, we ask that you add a small container of cut fruit or vegetables that is separate from your child’s lunchbox so that they can have it on their table to crunch on while learning. In addition, we also ask that you pack a bottle of water so that they can sip on this at their table during learning time.

Take Home Reading

At Tarneit Rise we have a take-home reading program. Each child will be given a day where they will change the books in their reading satchel or red prep bag with their teacher's assistance. The teacher will also be checking the journal so we can monitor how many nights of reading they have completed. 

If you have any questions about this process, please speak to your child’s classroom teacher. They will be happy to help you.

Reminders

• In Term 3, parents/carers are asked to let their child walk into the pod by themselves to help build their independence. At the end of the day, children need to be collected from their classrooms by their parents/carers.
• Please ensure all items of clothing are labelled. This helps us to get them back to you if they are misplaced.

We look forward to another wonderful term together, growing and creating so many more learning experiences! 

 PLC Prep