Foundation

Class Information

The Foundation students have enjoyed participating in their new Investigation areas over the last two weeks, and it has been wonderful to see them exploring various areas each day.

ST MARY MACKILLOP OF THE CROSS AWARDS

Well done to Chester, Lincoln and Lilah who were our most recent award recipients. These students have demonstrated the spirit of St Mary MacKillop through their compassion, initiative and love of learning.

HOME READING

It has been wonderful to see the enthusiasm that the Foundation students have shown for their new readers. Students have been taking one reader home each night and are encouraged to remember the following strategies:

Point to each word as they are reading.
Sound out each letter and then blend the sounds together. E.g. “s” “a” “t”- “sat”.
Reread the sentence after they have sounded the words out.
Read the words inside the front cover of the book prior to reading.
In your home reading diaries, you may have noticed that there are tricky words to practice at the end. Students can have a go at reading set one, unless otherwise written in their books.

MORNING COMMUNITY READING

In the mornings when our school community reading is taking place, students can read their readers and then choose a picture story book to read with an adult or read independently.

SCHOOL NURSE FORMS

Today all Foundation students were given an envelope which is in their reader bags for our school nurse program. This is a free resource provided to families which is extremely beneficial because it assists with early identification of potential health and development concerns which may impact students' education. This screening offers hearing, vision, speech, dental and motor skills, advice, as well as offering referrals to other health and support services. Can you please complete these forms and return them to school by Monday the 19th of May. The school nurse will begin her visits on Tuesday the 27th of May.

WEEKLY AWARDS

This week, we commenced weekly awards. Each Monday afternoon, one student from each class will receive an award. This term, awards are given to students displaying the qualities of Mary McKillop including a love for learning, trying their best and persisting with challenges. Award winners will be acknowledged at the next assembly on the slide show. Congratulations to the award winners for weeks 3 and 4:

FSC: Lilah and Abram

FAB: Chester and Delilah F

FCM: Lincoln G and Frankie