Team Foundation News
Boroondara Park Primary School
Daily Reading Routine in the Foundation classrooms
Congratulations to all Foundation students and their families for continuing to have a smooth transition to primary school life! I have been slowly introducing the FKJ students to our daily reading routine and they have been managing this new process with enthusiasm and confidence.
Each morning the students place their reader bag onto their tables and share the reader that they read the previous night with their table buddy. This is a good opportunity for developing confidence to orally share their knowledge of the book and discuss particular features, such as the characters.
The next step is to independently choose a new reader from their reader box. Students complete a picture walk of this book, where they look through the pages to gain further knowledge of what the text may be about and to also make personal connections and predictions.
The last step involves students exploring individual letters, words and sounds within the text. Students are encouraged to copy letters and words onto a mini whiteboard which will assist them to build their phonemic awareness and visual memory.
It has been great to see students taking responsibility and engaging in this process each morning. I will look forward to seeing them develop into confident and motivated young readers throughout the year!
Echi Echidna 2025 Adventures!
At the beginning of Week 3 Holly shared her wonderful adventures with Echi Echidna with FKJ. Holly was incredibly brave to be the first FKJ student to share her adventures with all of her classmates.
Echi had many exciting adventures with Holly. He went to the shops and bought dinner for Holly's family, bounced on the trampoline and even ate delicious tacos - YUM! Holly also took Echi on an adventure to her cousin's house where he met so many friendly toys and played in a food stall! What a wonderful time Echi had at Holly's house! Thank you so much Holly for sharing your fantastic adventures with your grade. We all enjoyed listening to your adventures with Echi!
In Week 5 Kai happily shared his exciting Echi adventures with the class.
Kai had more fun adventures with this cuddly fellow! They read books, played with the electronic drums and did some exercise at the Pilates studio! Echi learnt how to stretch his little legs and even tried to work the exercise bike but his legs were too short! Kai's favourite adventure that he had with Echi was playing in a spectacular fort made out of sheets, pillows and chairs!
Thank you Kai for sharing this fun week with Echi - we thoroughly enjoyed listening to your fun tales!
We look forward to seeing and hearing about more Echi adventures in the future!
Kirstin Jones
Foundation Teacher