Prep Team News

Hello Prep families,

What a wonderful fortnight in Prep we have had. We have been busy with our Special Person’s Afternoon Tea and showing some potential new Willy Kids from Robina Scott Kindergarten around our Prep playground. We are looking forward to more exciting events throughout the last week of Term Three, including the Prep Breakfast, School Disco and Footy Day on the last day of term.

Our Willy Kid theme this fortnight is ‘Willy Kids Persevere’. We read ‘The Crocodile Who Didn’t Like Water’ by Gemma Marino. We discussed how the main character in the story demonstrated perseverance and how we can show this at school. 

This week the students began sharing their artefacts and special stories with their classmates.  It has been lovely hearing about the important memories the Prep students have, and we are looking forward to hearing more over the next week.

Father’s Day / Special Person’s Afternoon

Last Friday, in honour of the special people in our lives, we hosted an exciting afternoon just for them! The Preps had been busy in the lead up making cards for their special person.

During the afternoon, the Preps drew portraits of their visitors to keep as a special memory of the day. There were lots of big smiles and happy faces on the day. Thank you very much to those visitors that were able to attend. 

Prep Breakfast

On Thursday 18th September the Prep students are invited to have breakfast at school. This is a great first step towards preparing our Willy Kids for the camps they will participate in throughout their formal education.

On this day, the Prep students will arrive at school at 8:50am in their pyjamas. We will then sit together to eat a breakfast of cereal, toast and juice. During class time in the weeks prior to this date, the students will choose the items they would like to have for breakfast. If your child has any dietary requirements that staff should be aware of, please let your child's teacher know ASAP. After breakfast, the students will be responsible for washing and drying their own dishes. They will then get themselves changed into their school uniform. As the students will be getting changed in a communal area, please ensure that your child has a fresh pair of underwear on before they come to school. Over the next week, children should practise independently dressing themselves each morning at home, to prepare themselves for our breakfast. The students will be required to bring their own bowl, plate, spoon, knife and tea towel to the Prep Breakfast. Please ensure that these items are as 'child friendly' as possible. The knife will only be used for spreading toppings on toast, so a blunt butter knife is suitable. We also recommend plastic plates and bowls (no glass). Your child will need to bring these items to school in a bag clearly labelled with their name.If you have any questions, please speak to your child's classroom teacher. We are looking forward to a fun morning!

Specialist Planning Day 

On Wednesday the 17th of September, the Preps will have their Specialist Planning Day. This means there will be an adjusted timetable for Week 9. Below is a copy of the timetable for your convenience. Please ensure you dress your child in P.E. clothing for this day. 

Curriculum Focus: Weeks 7, 8 and 9 

Reading - Students will continue learning about appropriate reading behaviours, including pointing to the words as we read and taking a breath at full stops. They will also discuss text features such as full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks and question marks. As part of our Little Learner’s program, students are now beginning to explore digraphs. Our current focus is on the /sh/, /ch/ and /th/ sounds.

Writing- Students are continuing to develop their letter formation and sound knowledge to write sentences. In particular this term, students will be reading narrative texts as a class. Students will then summarise these stories by writing a few sentences about the characters, setting, problem and solution from each text. 

Numeracy - Students are exploring the concepts of measurement including mass, length and capacity. Students are ordering items based on their mass, length and capacity. We are also applying our knowledge and skills to problem solving activities. 

Inquiry - This term, our inquiry topic is What's My Story? What's Your Story'. The Prep students are learning about the different ways stories can be told. It’s been so wonderful this week to start hearing about some of the Preps special stories, with them starting their ‘Oral Presentations’. We look forward to hearing more of their stories about special places and events in Week 9. 

Homework - Each Monday, students will be given an activity to complete at home that relates to our weekly sound or maths focus. The activity in their ‘Home Learning Book’ will be collected each Friday. Homework in Prep should take no longer than 15 minutes.  

Respectful Relationships - This term, our Respectful Relationships topic is positive coping. Through this unit, we will explore a range of different emotions. Students will discuss and further develop their self-regulation skills, and explore the different ways they can navigate strong emotions. Thank you also to all the families who dressed their children in purple to celebrate ‘Wear it Purple Day’! 

Prep: Key Dates Term Three

Have a great weekend. 

Warm regards,

The Prep Team–Caitlin Sullivan (Prep S), & Georgia Grainger (Prep G)