Foundation

Sarah Battle (Team Leader), Nic Walsh, Zara Abrahams and Astrid May

Hello from Foundation!

Welcome back to Term 4. We hope you had a relaxing break and are excited for what's to come in Foundation this term! It has been fantastic to see students happy to be back at school and catching up with their friends. We have plenty of exciting events coming up this term, starting with a visit to Myuna farm! Please check the dates below and note them in your calendar to ensure your child is prepared.

IMPORTANT DATES

20th - 23rd October: Book Fair

20th October: F-2 Assembly

28th October: Myuna Farm excursion

29th October - 26th November: Footsteps Program (every Wednesday)

3rd November: Curriculum Day

4th November: Melbourne Cup Day

10th November: Whole School Assembly

17th November: Year 3 - 6 Assembly

18th November: Melbourne Zoo excursion

1st December: Whole School Assembly

3rd December: Carols and Craft market

5th December: Transition Day

8th December: Whole School Assembly

15th December: Final Assembly

16th December: Transition Day

17th December: Class Party Day

19th December: Last Day of Term 4 (12:30pm Finish)

ART

This term in Visual Art students will be focusing on textiles and learning basic sewing skills. If you are willing, able and have a valid Working With Children's card, Mrs Simpson would love your help in assisting with threading needles for the children during their weekly art lesson in Weeks 3 (beginning 20th October) and 4 (beginning 27th October. If you would like to help, please email Mrs Simpson (via Compass)

0NW Monday 10.00 -10.40

0SB Monday 11.10-11.50

0AM Monday 11.50-12.30

0ZA Thursday 12.30-1.10

FOOTSTEPS DANCE PROGRAM

The Footsteps Dance Program will be commencing in Week 4, on Wednesday 29th October, and will run for 5 weeks every Wednesday morning. This program covers the Dance component of the Physical Education curriculum, with the students learning new fun and engaging dances each week! Payment and permission are due by Tuesday 21st October 2025. We can’t wait to see our students dance routines!

SUNSMART REMINDER

As the weather warms up in Term 4, please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the changing temperatures. Longer layers under uniform can be worn in the morning while it's still chilly, but please encourage your child to remove them as the weather warms up during the day to avoid overheating. All clothes must still be uniform and follow the school uniform policy. As we are beginning to see sunnier days, it is also important that students come to school with a full water bottle, their hat and sunscreen.

There are also a number of students who have not brought their hat back to school yet and have had to miss out on what they usually like to do during play times because of this. Hats are mandatory in Term 4 and must be worn while outside, if your child has no hat they will be required to stay under the shade sales. Please ensure your child comes to school with their hat so they don't miss out on their outside playtimes!

PACKED SNACK AND LUNCH

Please ensure you are packing enough food into your child's lunch box each day. We have had a few students saying they are still hungry after eating what was packed for them. It is a good idea to have a chat with your children to see if more food needs to be packed each day to prevents students feeling hungry after lunch.

Thank you for your assistance with this.

DROPPING OFF REMINDER

If you need to drop anything off to school for your child (lunch, hat, jacket etc.) please ensure you go to the office and drop off your items there. They will then be delivered to the classroom. We have had a number of parents dropping things off and going straight into the corridor/to students bags. As it is during the school day, parents coming into the school are required to report to the office first unless arranged otherwise.

2025 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Today, all of the students went to the Library and had an early preview of the amazing books, posters and knick-knacks for sale at the annual Book Fair. An email was sent out to all families with the details of how and when to purchase items from the stock available. It is attached again here for your convenience. If you are interested, please click on the link:

2025 Scholastic Book fair - VPS.pdf

TERM 4 SHOW AND TELL TOPICS

Weeks 1 & 2

Share something from your school holidays.

What was the best thing you did?
Who did you spend time with?
Did you try something new or different?
How did you feel during the holidays?

Weeks 3 & 4

Share about your favourite animal.

Why is it your favourite?
What does it eat?
Where does it live?
What makes it special?

Weeks 5 & 6

Share about your favourite farm animal from our excursion.

What did you notice about this animal on the farm?
What does it give us or help us with?
What makes it interesting to you?
Why did you choose this animal?

Weeks 7 & 8

Share about an endangered animal of your choice.

Where does this animal live?
Why is it endangered?
What can people do to help protect it?
What is something surprising you found out about it?

Weeks 9 and 10

Share about your favourite zoo animal from our excursion.

What did you learn about this animal at the zoo?
What does it eat or need to survive?
What makes it unique or special?
Why did you choose this animal?

Week 11- No show and tell this week

WEEK 3 & 4 LEARNING

	Week 3	Week 4
Literacy	Literacy groups (Read Write Inc. Program)	Literacy groups (Read Write Inc. Program)
Writing	Using capital letters correctly	Writing full sentences
Maths	Making, naming and recording teen numbers and 3D Shapes	Review of already taught concepts and 3D Shapes

Please don't hesitate to contact your child classroom teacher if you have any questions!

The Foundation Team

Sarah Battle, Nic Walsh, Astrid May and Zara Abrahams